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Welcome to New Liberty ...

New Liberty is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

New Liberty is located in Oregon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

New Liberty is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Liberty lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for New Liberty: 417

Communities Also Named New Liberty ...

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

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

  • Winona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
  • Alton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Buren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
  • Birch Tree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
    • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <4>
  • Fremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Carter County
  • Woodside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Oregon County
  • Bardley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
    • Bardley is located in Ripley County
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
  • Bennett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Bennett is located in Ripley County
  • Chicopee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County

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 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 1914.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Oregon, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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