Welcome to Liberty Corner ...
Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty Corner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1811.
A typical abbreviation for Liberty Corner: Liberty Cor. (or less commonly used: Liberty Crn.)
Liberty Corner is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Liberty Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Liberty Corner: 973 & 862<3>
The ZIP code for Liberty Corner: 07938<4>
Communities Also Named Liberty Corner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Liberty Corner: This one is located in Somerset County and the other is located in Sussex County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberty Corner.
Communities near Liberty Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Liberty Corner.
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- New Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Perth Amboy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Rahway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
- Rahway is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
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 Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberty Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Liberty Corner. 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 Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberty Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Liberty Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty Corner ...
Looking for more information about Liberty Corner? 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 Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Liberty Corner.
Adding Liberty Corner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Liberty Corner 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 Corner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Liberty Corner post office opened in 1811.
We also found Liberty Corner in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty Corner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Liberty Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Liberty Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 community (such as Liberty Corner). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Liberty Corner or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |