Welcome to Liberty ...
So far, we found very little information about Liberty. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Liberty to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Liberty, please Contact Us.
Liberty would have been located within present day Saguache County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Liberty is 8,270 feet [2,521 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Liberty is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Liberty was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Liberty was located: 719
Communities Also Named Liberty ...
While we believe that this Liberty is located in Saguache County, we know of another 3 Colorado communities named Liberty. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baca, Rio Grande and Weld County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 127 communities that are also named Liberty - they are located in Alabama (7), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (2), 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), Pennsylvania (4), 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.
- Crestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moffat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Huerfano County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bradford
- From Liberty to Bradford
- Red Wing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Cliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
- Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <4>
- Ula ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westcliffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mosca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosca
- Mosca is located in Alamosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosca <4>
- Rosita
(21 miles [33.8 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. 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.
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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Liberty post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.
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 Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Saguache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |