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LIBERTY
CITY , TEXAS
Gregg County, East
Texas
State Highway 135 and FM 1252
One Mile N of I-20
9
Miles NW of Kilgore
NE of Tyler
Population:
1,935 (2000) |
Liberty
City New Mt Calvary Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Barcly
Gibson, 2007 |
History
in a Pecan ShellSettled
prior to the Civil War, Liberty City was spread over an expanse of land. Outlying
areas of the settlement were known by several names, including Goforth.
A post office was applied for under the name of Sabine and rejected. Re-submitted
with the new name of Hog Eye, it was granted and then abruptly closed.
In the 1930s the name was changed to Liberty City (with no explanation).
1940 found the town with its own school, a store and a church.
After World
War II Liberty City increased population, reaching nearly 1,400 by the late
1970s. The 1990 census reported a population of 1,607 which increased to just
over 1,900 for 2000. | |
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