Liverpool, Indiana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Hobart Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46405. The Survey maps it on the Gary quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1900 USGS Toleston quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Tolleston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
486 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 486 fires within 5 miles of Liverpool between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,711 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 54 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 | 162 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 122 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Fireworks | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | FLEA2 |
| 6 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | RAIL FIRE |
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | TENNESSEE |
| 5 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 53 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | MANY |
| 26 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | DIAMOND |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | BUFFALO |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | LIBERTY |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | LAKE STREET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liverpool in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | - | Multiple trees were reported snapped or uprooted on the northwest side of Hobart. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | - | A path of straight line wind damage began southeast of Ridge and Liverpool Roads and continued east to the Porter County line. Numerous tree limbs were blown down. Wind speeds were estimated to 70 mph. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Liverpool | - | High standing water was reported on eastbound Interstate 80/94 just past Broadway Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Chicago | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Glen Park | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hobart | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Aetna | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Station | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mansard Du Lac | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Duneland Village of Gary | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Duneland Village | 3.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 438185. 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.
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.








