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Welcome to Liberal ...

Liberal is located in Clackamas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Liberal is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Liberal lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Liberal: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Liberal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Liberal - they are located in Indiana, Kansas and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Liberal.

Communities near Liberal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Liberal.

  • Tigard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <5>
  • Lake Oswego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
    • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <5>
  • Oregon City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tualatin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Linn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
    • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <5>
  • Woodburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <5>
  • Wilsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Newberg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
    • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <5>
  • Happy Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <5>
  • Milwaukie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Liberal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Liberal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Liberal. 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 Liberal.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Liberal. See our Newspapers Page for Liberal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberal ...

Looking for more information about Liberal? 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 Liberal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Liberal.

Adding Liberal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Liberal 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 Liberal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Liberal post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberal.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberal - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Liberal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Liberal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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