Physical Characteristics. Liberty County is in northwest Florida and is bordered by Calhoun, Gulf, Franklin, Wakulla, Leon, and Gadsden counties. The county has 837.21 square miles of land and 6.40 square miles of water for a total of 843.61 square miles. The average January temperature is 53.1 degrees fahrenheit, and the average August temperature is 81.5 degrees fahrenheit. The average annual rainfall is 58.94 inches.
History. Liberty County was established from Gadsden County in 1855 and named for the concept of "liberty."
