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Welcome to Liberty ...

Liberty is located in Putnam County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Liberty is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Liberty: (304) & (681)<3>

The ZIP code for Liberty: 25124<4>

Communities Also Named Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Liberty: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Harrison County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, Tennessee (17), Texas (10), Utah (2), Virginia (6), Washington (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.

  • Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • South Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
  • Saint Albans
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
  • Dunbar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Nitro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
  • Ripley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Winfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
  • Buffalo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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.<7>

From that list, the Liberty post office opened in 1877.

We also found Liberty in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty.

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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Liberty). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Liberty or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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