Liberty Center, Indiana

Liberty Center, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Wells County's location in Indiana
Liberty Center Location of Liberty Center in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°41′57″N 85°16′50″W / 40.69917°N 85.28056°W / 40.69917; -85.28056Coordinates: 40°41′57″N 85°16′50″W / 40.69917°N 85.28056°W / 40.69917; -85.28056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wells
Township	Liberty
Elevation[1]	853 ft (260 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46766
Area code(s)	260
FIPS code	18-43542[2]
GNIS feature ID	449685

Liberty Center is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] Liberty Center has two Christian churches, a volunteer fire department, a gas station, and a recreational park.

History

Liberty Center was so named from its location near the geographical center of Liberty Township.^[4]

The post office at Liberty Center has been in operation since 1857.^[5]

Geography

Liberty Center is located at 40°41′57″N 85°16′50″W / 40.69917°N 85.28056°W / 40.69917; -85.28056.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-07. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ "Liberty Center, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017. 
4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 186. 
5. ↑ "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.