Liberty, San Joaquin County, California

Liberty is a ghost town in San Joaquin County, in the U.S. state of California.

History

Liberty was established in 1852.^[1] A post office was opened at Liberty in 1860, and remained in operation until 1874.^[2] With the construction of the railroad in the late 1860s, business activity shifted to nearby Galt, and the town's population dwindled.^[1] The Liberty cemetery, East of highway 99 at Liberty Road is now cared for by the Galt Historical Society.

References

1 2 "Older towns dot valley when Lodi established". Lodi News-Sentinel. Sep 9, 1969. pp. 8C. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "San Joaquin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

Municipalities and communities of San Joaquin County, California, United States

County seat: Stockton

Cities	Escalon Lathrop Lodi Manteca Ripon Stockton Tracy

CDPs	Acampo August Collierville Country Club Dogtown Farmington French Camp Garden Acres Kennedy Lincoln Village Linden Lockeford Morada Mountain House Peters Taft Mosswood Terminous Thornton Victor Waterloo Woodbridge

Unincorporated communities	Atlanta Banta Bear Creek Carbona Clements Gillis Goodmans Corner Holt Mormon New Jerusalem North Woodbridge South Woodbridge Vernalis

Ghost towns	Carnegie China Flat Elliott Liberty Mokelumne City San Joaquin City Taison

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