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Welcome to Liberty ...

The town of Liberty is located in Amite County<1> and is the County Seat for Amite County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1812.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Liberty for more information about variations on the name of Liberty.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Liberty has a population of 640 people<2> (see below for details).

Liberty is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Liberty: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Liberty: 39645<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Liberty had an population of 640 people. This is a decrease of 12.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Liberty had a population of 728 people (which is 5.54% of the total population of Amite County). This makes Liberty the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Liberty represents 0.02% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 181st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 728 people, the population of Liberty increased 15.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 633 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Liberty.

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

While we believe that this Liberty is located in Amite County, we know of another 4 Mississippi communities named Liberty. Those communities are located in the following counties: Covington, Kemper, Newton and Winston County.

Beyond Mississippi, 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, Michigan (2), 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.

  • Centreville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gloster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Crosby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bewelcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
  • Glading
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Glading is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
  • Brookside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • O'Neil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • O'Neil is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
  • Thompson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy

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 (so far) for Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Liberty post office opened in 1812.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Amite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Liberty.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Liberty area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Liberty area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Liberty). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Liberty or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/