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Welcome to West Liberty ...

West Liberty is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty

West Liberty is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Liberty: 765

Communities Also Named West Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named West Liberty: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Jay County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 15 communities that are also named West Liberty - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Liberty.

Communities near West Liberty ...

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

  • Kokomo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
    • Gas City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <3>
  • Tipton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexandria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Greentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Greentown is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <3>
  • Frankton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton
    • Frankton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankton <3>
  • Arcadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 West Liberty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Liberty.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Liberty.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Liberty ...

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

Adding West Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Liberty post office opened in 1855.

We also found West Liberty in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Liberty - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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