Welcome to Liberty ...

Liberty is located in Saline County<1>.

The pronunciation of Liberty: LIB-er-ti<2>

Liberty is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Liberty lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Liberty: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

While we believe that this Liberty is located in Saline County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Liberty. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Cook and White County.

Beyond Illinois, 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), 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.

• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Liberty to Marion
• Eldorado
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
• Carrier Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carrier Mills
  • From Liberty to Carrier Mills
• Galatia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <5>
• Ridgway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ridgway
  • From Liberty to Ridgway
• Pittsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Creal Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <5>
• Thompsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thompsonville
  • From Liberty to Thompsonville
• Equality
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Equality
  • From Liberty to Equality
• Raleigh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Raleigh is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>

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.