This article is about the unincorporated community in Bear Lake County. For the unincorporated community in Bingham County, see Liberty, Bingham County, Idaho. Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States
Liberty, Idaho | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 42°23′28″N 111°19′15″W / 42.39111°N 111.32083°W / 42.39111; -111.32083 | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Bear Lake |
Elevation | 5,987 ft (1,825 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 384597 |
Liberty is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, about 6.75 miles (10.86 km) north–northeast of Paris along U.S. Route 30;
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.
Liberty's population was 80 in 1909, and was 60 in 1960.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty
- Leonard J. Arrington. History of Idaho. Vol. 1, p. 273
- Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
- World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
Municipalities and communities of Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States | ||
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County seat: Paris | ||
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