Welcome to Liberty Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Liberty Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Liberty Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Liberty Hill, please Contact Us.
Liberty Hill would have been located within present day Iredell County<2>.
The location of Liberty Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Liberty Hill is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Liberty Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Liberty Hill would have been located in the (704) & (980)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Liberty Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Liberty Hill: This one is located in Iredell County and the other is located in Montgomery County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 38 communities that are also named Liberty Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Connecticut, Georgia (3), Illinois, Louisiana (2), Mississippi (2), Ohio, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (10), Texas (6), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberty Hill.
Communities near Liberty Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Liberty Hill.
- Statesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Statesville is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <6>
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
- Conover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Conover is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <6>
- Troutman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
- Troutman is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <6>
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <6>
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <6>
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <6>
- Love Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
- Love Valley is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <6>
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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberty Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Liberty Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Liberty Hill.
Adding Liberty Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Liberty Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Liberty Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Liberty Hill post office opened in 1826.
We also found Liberty Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iredell County: www.co.iredell.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Liberty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Iredell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704). |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |