Welcome to Liberty ...
Liberty is located in Washington County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Liberty, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
Liberty is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Liberty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Liberty: (401)
Websites for Liberty ...
Junior League: www.jlri.org/
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, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (6), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (4), 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 10 communities that are near Liberty.
- Warwick
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northeast of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
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- Cranston
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Cranston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
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- Coventry
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- Coventry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- South Kingstown
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
- South Kingstown lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
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- Johnston
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- Johnston lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- West Warwick
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- North Kingstown
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- North Kingstown lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Newport
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- Newport lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
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- Westerly
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Westerly lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Bristol
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- Bristol lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northeast of Liberty.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty ...
Looking for more information about 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 Liberty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Liberty.
Adding Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Liberty post office opened in 1880.
We also found Liberty in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Liberty) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Liberty. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from LibertyOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5401, Longitude: -71.5737 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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/ |