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Welcome to Liberty ...

So far, we found very little information about Liberty. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Liberty to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Liberty, please Contact Us.


Liberty would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

Liberty was founded in 1867.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Liberty is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Liberty is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Liberty was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Mississippi (5), Missouri (3), Nebraska, 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 9 communities that are near Liberty.

  • Indian Springs ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs has also been known as:
    • Indian Spring
  • Tonopah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tonopah is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
    • Former name for Tonopah:
    • Butler City
    • Tonopah has also been known as:
    • New Belmont
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <4>
  • Peavine ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Peavine is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
  • Manhattan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Hannapah ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hannapah is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannapah
  • Jett ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jett is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
  • Belmont ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Round Mountain
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.