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Welcome to South Liberty ...

South Liberty is located in Waldo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for South Liberty: S. Liberty

South Liberty is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Liberty: 207

Communities Also Named South Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named South Liberty - they are located in Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near South Liberty ...

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

  • Rockland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Belfast
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldoboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Warren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sidney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Vassalboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • China
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Rockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomaston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Liberty ...

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

Adding South Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Liberty post office opened in 1856. The South Liberty post office closed in 1905.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Waldo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South 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/