Welcome to Liberty Bell ...

So far, we found very little information about Liberty Bell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Liberty Bell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Liberty Bell, please Contact Us.

Liberty Bell would have been located within present day San Miguel County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Liberty Bell is 8,820 feet [2,688 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Liberty Bell is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Liberty Bell was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Liberty Bell once stood is in the (970) area code.

Communities near Liberty Bell ...

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

• Mountain Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <5>
• Ouray
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <5>
• Ridgway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
• Silverton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Ophir
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <5>
• Sawpit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Alta ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Alta is located in San Miguel County
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Keystone is located in San Miguel County
• Chattanooga ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
• Red Mountain ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
  • Red Mountain is located in Ouray 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 Bell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberty Bell.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/