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Welcome to West Liberty ...

West Liberty is located in Jay County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Portland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Berne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dunkirk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Montpelier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fort Recovery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Redkey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for West Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Liberty post office opened in 1851. The West Liberty post office closed in 1852.

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 Jay, 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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