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Welcome to Liberty ...

Liberty is located in Franklin County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Liberty had a population of 310 people.<2> (see below for details).

Liberty is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Liberty lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Liberty (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Liberty: 931

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

While we believe that this Liberty is located in Franklin County, we know of another 16 Tennessee communities named Liberty. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benton, Decatur, DeKalb, Giles, Greene, Henry, Humphreys, Jackson, Johnson, Lincoln, McNairy, Morgan, Sequatchie, Sumner, Washington and Weakley County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas (10), Utah (2), Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Liberty ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Liberty, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Liberty ...

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

  • Tullahoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gattistown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Decherd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sewanee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Southgate Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cowan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <4>
  • Monteagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruthledge Ford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 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. 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Liberty.
<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.