Liberty, Idaho

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;[1]

This article is about the unincorporated community in Bear Lake County. For the unincorporated community in Bingham County, see Liberty, Bingham County, Idaho.
Liberty, Idaho
Unincorporated community
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
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]

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. 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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