Welcome to Liberty ...

Liberty is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Liberty is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Liberty is within the boundaries of the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Liberty: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Washtenaw County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 127 communities that are also named Liberty - they are located in Alabama (7), Arizona, Arkansas (5), California (2), Colorado (4), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (5), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (6), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (17), Texas (10), Utah (2), Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Liberty ...

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

• Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Hillsdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <3>
• Jonesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Hudson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Litchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Brooklyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
• Grass Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
• Concord
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
• Onsted
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
  • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty ...

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

Adding Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Liberty post office opened in 1839.

We also found Liberty in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/