Liberty, Idaho
Liberty is located in Idaho
Liberty
Liberty
Location within the state of Idaho
Liberty is located in the United States
Liberty
Liberty
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°23′28″N 111°19′15″W / 42.39111°N 111.32083°W / 42.39111; -111.32083
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyBear Lake
Elevation
5,987 ft (1,825 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID384597[1]

Liberty is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, about 6.75 miles (10.86 km) northnortheast of Paris along U.S. Route 30;[1]

History

The community was first settled by settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the overall leadership of Charles C. Rich in 1864.[2]

Liberty's population was 80 in 1909,[3] and was 60 in 1960.[4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty
  2. Leonard J. Arrington. History of Idaho. Vol. 1, p. 273
  3. Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
  4. World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.



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