Liberty, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32433. It stands on Bee Branch. The Survey maps it on the Liberty quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 29 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Liberty between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,191 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MCLENDON RD (66) |
| 7 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 66 / HARRISON DRIVE |
| 17 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | POINSETTA DR (66) |
| 16 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | PETTY LIGHTNING STRIKE (66) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Liberty: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Defuniak Springs - Collinsworth Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liberty in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Liberty | $50,000 | A tornado touched down in Walton County just west of Kings Lake Road and traveled east through a neighborhood along and just north of Paradise Island Drive. The tornado then presumably crossed the northern portion of Kings Lake causing more tree damage to the east of the lake. Along most of the path, EF-0 damage was observed. However, near the beginning of the patch two large trees were uprooted and rated EF-1. Near the end of the path, the tornado caused significant removal of the roofing material of a single family home. The porch was also badly damaged. Winds here were estimated at 95 mph, the highest found in this survey. The tornado then lifted quickly as there was no damage east of U.S 331 which is a swampy inaccessible area. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $3,000 | Trees were blown down around 7140 US Highway 331. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down across Route 331 blocking the southbound lane. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Liberty | - | The public reported the road flooded via mping near Highway 331 and Elmer Jones Road. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Liberty | - | Rayley Road just south of Williams Road was closed due to flooding, likely from a local creek overflowing in the area. This was due to a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Power lines were blown down near the intersection of Highway 331 and County Road 1084. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Liberty | - | Raley Road at Dr Nelson Road was closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Liberty | - | The public reported sighting a brief tornado touchdown near Highway 331 north of the Eglin AFB territory in western Walton county. The tornado did not produce any structural damage. This was the same thunderstorm that produced the brief tornado and dual-pol tornadic debris signature while over the Eglin AFB territory. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster Springs | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Hill | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ealum | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Harmony | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Piney Grove | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alpine Heights | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Caney Creek | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Gordon | 5.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295406. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






