Welcome to Liberty ...

Liberty is located in McKean County<1>.

The location of Liberty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Liberty is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Liberty: (814)

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

While we believe that this Liberty is located in McKean County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Liberty. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny, Fayette and Tioga County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 127 communities that are also named Liberty - they are located in Alabama (7), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (2), Colorado (4), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (6), Oregon (3), Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (17), Texas (10), Utah (2), Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Liberty ...

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

• Coudersport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Port Allegany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Emporium
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
• Smethport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Eldred
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• Austin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Oswayo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
  • Oswayo is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Roulette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roulette
  • Roulette is located in Potter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roulette <4>
• Gardeau
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
  • Gardeau is located in McKean County

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Liberty.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty ...

Looking for more information about Liberty? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Liberty.

Adding Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Liberty 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 was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/