Place:Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States

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NameLiberal
Alt namesNeutral Citysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS20002103
TypeCity
Coordinates37.043°N 100.928°W
Located inSeward, Kansas, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Liberal Cemetery
Restlawn Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 19,825. Liberal is home of Seward County Community College.

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Early settler S. S. Rogers built the first house in what would become Liberal in 1888. Rogers became famous in the region for giving free water to thirsty travelers. Reportedly, Liberal gained its name from the common response to his acts of kindness, "That's very liberal of you." In 1885 Rogers built a general store, and with it came an official U.S. Post Office. Rogers named the post office 'Liberal'. After the railroad was built close by, a plan for the town site was created in 1888. A year later the population was around 800.[2]

Drought caused some farmers to give up and look for more fertile territory; however, when the nearby Indian Territory was opened, more settlers headed to the cheap land that would become Oklahoma.[2]

Natural gas was discovered west of town, in what would become part of the massive Panhandle-Hugoton Gas Field, in 1920. Oil was discovered southwest of town in 1951. In 1963 the largest helium plant in the world, National Helium, was opened.[2]

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