Welcome to Liberty Mills ...
Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County<1>.
The location of Liberty Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Liberty Mills was established in 1837.
A typical abbreviation for Liberty Mills: Liberty Mls. (or less commonly used: Liberty Mlls.)
Liberty Mills is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Liberty Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Liberty Mills (for example, toward North Judson), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The telephone area code for Liberty Mills: (260)
The ZIP code for Liberty Mills: 46946<4>
Communities Also Named Liberty Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Liberty Mills - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberty Mills.
Communities near Liberty Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Liberty Mills.
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
- Wabash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Wabash is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <5>
- Columbia City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Columbia City is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <5>
- Winona Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <5>
- South Whitley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
- South Whitley is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <5>
- Roanoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Andrews is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <5>
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Akron is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
- Pierceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <5>
- Mentone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Mentone is located in Kosciusko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentone <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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberty Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Liberty Mills. 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 Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Liberty Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty Mills ...
Looking for more information about Liberty Mills? 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 Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Liberty Mills.
Adding Liberty Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Liberty Mills 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 Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Liberty Mills post office opened in 1837.
We also found Liberty Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberty Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Wabash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Liberty Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Liberty Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |