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Welcome to Liberty ...

Liberty is located in Bingham County<1>.



Liberty is 4,460 feet [1,359 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Liberty is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Liberty lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Liberty: (208) & (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Liberty: This one is located in Bingham County and the other is located in Bear Lake County.

Beyond Idaho, 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), 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.

  • Chubbuck
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blackfoot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
    • Blackfoot is located in Bingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackfoot <4>
  • Pingree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
    • Pingree is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <4>
  • Aberdeen Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
    • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
  • Moreland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreland <4>
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Bingham County
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • Collins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Bingham County
  • Fort Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
    • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <4>
  • Wapello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
    • Wapello is located in Bingham 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 mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.

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 Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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