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Welcome to Liberty Point ...

Liberty Point is located in Glades County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

A typical abbreviation for Liberty Point: Liberty Pt.

Liberty Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Liberty Point: 863

Communities near Liberty Point ...

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

  • Clewiston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pahokee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harlem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harlem is located in Hendry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Ritta ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritta is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritta
    • Ritta has also been known as:
    • Ritta Island
  • Lake Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bean City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bean City is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean City
  • Kraemer ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kraemer is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraemer

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty Point ...

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

Adding Liberty Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Liberty Point 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 (so far) for Liberty Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Liberty Point post office opened in 1922. The Liberty Point post office closed in 1923.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Glades, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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