Welcome to West Liberty ...

West Liberty is located in Jay County<1>.

The location of West Liberty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty

West Liberty is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Liberty ...

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

• Bluffton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Portland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Coldwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Berne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
• Dunkirk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Montpelier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Fort Recovery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
  • Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <4>
• Geneva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Redkey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redkey
  • Redkey is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redkey <4>
• Monroe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>

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 1851.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Liberty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jay County: www.co.jay.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov