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Welcome to New Liberty ...

New Liberty is located in Owen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

New Liberty is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Liberty: 502

The ZIP code for New Liberty: 40355<3>

Communities Also Named New Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named New Liberty: This one is located in Owen County and the other is located in Metcalfe County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 16 communities that are also named New Liberty - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near New Liberty ...

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

  • Williamstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dry Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Vevay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <4>
  • Owenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbellsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ghent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Liberty ...

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

Adding New Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Liberty post office opened in 1823.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Owen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 New Liberty). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Liberty or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/