Liberty
Ghost town · San Joaquin County, California

Liberty is a ghost town in San Joaquin County, California. It is one of 11 former communities in San Joaquin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Liberty as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.2402° N, 121.2900° W.
Key facts
| Nearest living town | Galt, CA |
|---|---|
| Distance to it | 2 miles |
| Coordinates | 38.24020, -121.29000 |
What's there now
Liberty is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Galt, CA (population 25,665), about 2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Conleyghost town · Sacramento County · 5.4 mi
- Elliottghost town · San Joaquin County · 5.9 mi
- Arnoghost town · Sacramento County · 6.9 mi
- Taisonghost town · San Joaquin County · 7 mi
- New Hopeghost town · San Joaquin County · 7.3 mi
- Mokelumne Cityghost town · San Joaquin County · 8.1 mi
- Ciceroghost town · Sacramento County · 8.4 mi
- Oo-moo-chahghost town · Sacramento County · 12.4 mi
- Eagle Treeghost town · San Joaquin County · 12.4 mi
- Lambertghost town · Sacramento County · 12.8 mi
- Grahamghost town · Sacramento County · 15.1 mi
- Camancheghost town · Calaveras County · 19.4 mi
Questions
Where is Liberty?
Liberty is in San Joaquin County, California, at 38.2402, -121.2900.
How many ghost towns are in San Joaquin County?
San Joaquin County, California has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.