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Welcome to North Liberty ...

North Liberty is located in Mercer County<1>.


The location of North Liberty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for North Liberty: N. Liberty

North Liberty is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Liberty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for North Liberty: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities Also Named North Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named North Liberty - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Ohio (4) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near North Liberty ...

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

  • New Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellwood City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • New Wilmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
    • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <5>
  • Mercer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
  • Ellport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
    • Ellport is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Stoneboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Harrisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
  • West Middlesex
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middlesex
    • West Middlesex is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Middlesex <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Liberty ...

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

Adding North Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Liberty post office opened in 1827.

We also found North Liberty in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Liberty.

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (874) is an overlay for area code (724).
<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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