Welcome to West Liberty ...
So far, we found very little information about West Liberty. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added West Liberty to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Liberty, please Contact Us.
West Liberty would have been located within present day Putnam County<2>.
The location of West Liberty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
A typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty
While the community is gone, the present day location for West Liberty is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where West Liberty was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
West Liberty would have been located in the (660) area code.
Communities Also Named West Liberty ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named West Liberty - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.
Communities near West Liberty ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Liberty.
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <5>
- Green City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Allerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <5>
- Cincinnati
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <5>
- Exline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Promise City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Numa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Numa is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
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 West Liberty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Liberty.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Liberty. 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 West Liberty.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty. See our Newspapers Page for West Liberty.
Adding West Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Liberty in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the West Liberty post office opened in 1855.
We also found West Liberty in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Liberty.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |