East Liberty was platted in 1834.[4] A post office has been in operation at East Liberty since 1836.[5] A Disciples of Christ minister, Alonzo Skidmore, organized the Central Ohio College at East Liberty in 1882.[6] Formally established in the following year, it prospered before financial pressures forced its closure in the late 1890s.[7]
Besides U.S. Route 33, significant roads in East Liberty include State Routes 292 and 347.
Geography
East Liberty is located in southern Perry Township at 40°18'27.6" North, 83°35'10.4" West (40.307682, -83.586221). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it recorded as land.[8] Otter Creek flows through the southern part of the community, leading northeast to Mill Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Scioto River.