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Welcome to Liberty Hill ...

Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Liberty Hill is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Liberty Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Liberty Hill: (470)<3>, (678) & (770)

Communities Also Named Liberty Hill ...

While we believe that this Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Liberty Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Pike and Worth County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 38 communities that are also named Liberty Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (10), Texas (6), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberty Hill.

Communities near Liberty Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Liberty Hill.

  • McDonough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • McDonough is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
  • Griffin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
  • Hampton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forsyth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zebulon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Russellville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
  • Flovilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Liberty Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberty Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Liberty Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Liberty Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Liberty Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty Hill ...

Looking for more information about Liberty Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Liberty Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Liberty Hill.

Adding Liberty Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Liberty Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Liberty Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Liberty Hill post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberty Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Of the area codes for Liberty Hill, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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