Liberty Fire and EMS serve the city. Hospital services are found at the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital located in Oxford or Fayette Regional Health Care hospital in Connersville.

Liberty was the home of Bob Jenkins, the radio voice of the Indy 500.

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Fayette Memorial Hospital provides for the needs of Connersville and Fayette County residents.

There’s plenty to do in Connersville both indoors and out. Connersville is a stop on the Whitewater Valley Railroad, Indiana's longest scenic railroad and museum.  A busy community center, several playgrounds and parks, a teen skate park and pool make for an active recreation area. Birders will enjoy the Mary Grady Bird Sanctuary; hikers will enjoy the Schraeder Weaver Nature Preserve.Golfers find their way to the Connersville Country Club, and history buffs can check out the Canal House and History Museum on the National Register of Historic Places. Boaters of course will find their way to nearby Brookville Lake, southern Indiana’s recreation destination.

Residents from several nearby communities come to Connersville for shopping, but larger purchases may require a trip into Cincinnati or Indianapolis.

Just as you cross into Fayette County in southeastern Indiana’s scenic Whitewater Valley, you’ll enter Connersville, the county seat. 15,400 residents make this one of southern Indiana’s biggest cities, although at 8 miles wide you can’t get lost. Residents claim Connersville is a small town with a big heart and heritage and its warm and inviting city invites you to linger awhile. It’s named for settler and fur trader John Conner.

Connersville

Connersville is located at the intersection of Indiana Rt. 1 and Rt. 44. Amtrak trains provides service to Connersville enroute to either Chicago or Cincinnati.

McCullough Hyde Regional Medical Center on St. Rt. 101 provides diagnostic and treatment services. Rush Memorial Hospital in nearby Rushville, Fayette Memorial Hospital in Connersville, Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg and Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville are the closest community hospitals. Hospitals in Cincinnati are an hour drive away.

Brookville Lake is the center of water sports, offering water recreation options including fishing, skiing, boating, swimming, canoeing, and more. The rushing White Water River keeps two canoe liveries active during the spring and summer season, and riders frequent the two horse stables for scenic back road jaunts. Several city and county parks abound with playground equipment, ball fields and tennis courts. Local merchants and residents sponsor an annual 4th of July fireworks display at the reservoir dam which is spectacular. For golf enthusiasts, Brooke Hill Golf Course is the local favorite. North of town Buck's Point features lake-view relaxation.

Downtown provides a gamut of shopping opportunities, ranging from discount stores and pharmacies to family owned and operated grocery stores, and there is craft and antique shopping in nearby towns. The unique jewelry and gift shops on Main Street feature original 1881 showcases and architecture.

The country surrounding the city of Brookville is still 60% farmland, and Brookville is home to Indiana's largest lake, Brookville Lake. With over 5000 acres of swimming, boating, and fishing pleasures, the lake is set in 16 thousand acres of woodlands. The lake was originally built for flood control in the Whitewater River valley, and now serves as a recreation destination for much of eastern Indiana. Downtown Brookville thrives with small city charm as a hub of activity for Franklin County and the surrounding region. Dining, shopping and other entertainments keep pace with business and industry including Fortune 500 member Owens Corning. You're sure to find your style here; many of the existing homes showcase classic Italianate, Victorian and country farm houses. Further out of town new construction offers subdivision living amid the rolling hills of Franklin County.

Brookville

30 miles northwest of Cincinnati, Brookville is just 10 minutes off of Interstate 74. US 52 is the primary route through downtown. St. Rt. 101, and St. Rt. 1 offer access to all the town's charms. Franklin County Public Transportation offers convenient and economical transportation options for area residents.

West College Corner is served by the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital located in the heart of Oxford, Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio or Fayette Regional Care Pavilion hospital in Connersville, Indiana.

The state line between Indiana and Ohio exactly straddles the town and also its one and only elementary school and was once the feature story of the CBS News Sunday magazine show.

You’ll need to take a drive to find something to do here. Miami University's campus in nearly Oxford offers a wide range of cultural, educational and athletic events too numerous to mention. Wide-open spaces allow Union County residents the space to tackle any outdoor pursuits.  Hueston Woods State Park, less than 15 minutes away, offers miles of scenic hiking trails, fishing and boating on 625 acre Acton Lake, an 18 hole golf course, naturalist programs, a nature center with a display of live animals and much more. Whitewater State Memorial Park’s 200-acre lake offers access to the 5200 acre Brookville Lake as the primary spot for recreational boating in the county. The Union County Speedway offers racing through the summer months for car enthusiasts.

Daily needs can be met in West College Corner, but anything more extensive will need a drive in the car. In Ohio, the historic Uptown District of Oxford hosts several unique restaurants and eclectic shops. Northgate Mall, containing nearly 100 stores, is located approximately 30 minutes south in Colerain Township. In Indiana, Connersville offers plenty of shopping as well as antique and specialty stores.

Five miles northwest of Oxford, Ohio just as you cross the state line into Indiana lies the village of West College Corner. Union County Indiana is farm country with wide open fields dotted with tiny villages and cities. While tiny at only 676 residents, West College Corner residents wouldn’t have it any other way. The village clusters a few homes, but most residents live and farm their own land and have for many generations. The downtown war memorial and adjacent park benches provide a place to sit and visit while doing your daily chores at the store, restaurant, or post office.

West College Corner

US 27 crosses from Ohio into Indiana and provides the primary access to the village. I-275, the circle freeway surrounding Cincinnati is about a 30-minute drive south.

Wide-open spaces allow Union County residents the space to tackle any outdoor pursuits with boating at the top of the list.  Quakertown Recreational Area, and Whitewater State Memorial Park’s 200-acre lake offers access to the 5200-acre Brookville Lake as the primary spot for recreational boating in the region. Hueston Woods State Park, less than 20 minutes away, offers miles of scenic hiking trails, fishing and boating, an 18 hole golf course, naturalist programs, a nature center with a display of live animals and much more. The Union County Speedway offers racing through the summer months for car enthusiasts. Golf enthusiasts use either Buck Point or Liberty Country Club. Miami University's campus in nearly Oxford offers a wide range of cultural, educational and athletic events too numerous to mention.

Liberty meets all your daily shopping needs. Be sure to stop by Bertch’s Do It Best Hardware store which has been in operation since 1866. For a more extensive shopping trip, you’ll need to head either to Connorsville, or south into Northern Cincinnati’s Northgate Mall.

Liberty is the star attraction as the county seat of Union County, Indiana  located about 41 miles northwest of Cincinnati. The town itself is less than a mile wide but its packed full of everything county residents need from banks, to hardware and insurance companies. Just over 2000 residents call Liberty home, ensuring that there’s plenty of room to call your own. This is primarily a farming community, and Liberty is where social, political and entertainment needs are met. Housing ranges from farmhouses to turn of the century construction.

Liberty

Liberty sits at the intersection of US 27 and St. Rt. 44.