Liberty, WA

Though not fully abandoned, Liberty has been described as a "living ghost town" with a population of 12 as of 2023. Liberty is notable for producing specimens of crystalline gold and Ellensburg Blue Agates.

The earliest settlement in this area was known as Williams Creek, and was located on Swauk Creek. This settlement was given the name Liberty in 1892. In 1895, a second settlement known as Meaghersville (after early settler Thomas Meaghers) was built up Williams Creek. As the new site attracted more people and development than the old, Meaghersville became known as New Liberty, and the original townsite as Old Liberty. The last structure in Old Liberty burned in 1962, and the current town remains on the Meaghersville site.