Liberty, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Liberty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42539. It lies near Mill Branch Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Liberty quadrangle. 2,028 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
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On record in Liberty
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Casey County Courthouselisted 1977
Liberty Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2008
Population over time
2 figuresLiberty fell from 2,168 to 2,028 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,168 | |
| 2020 | 2,028 | -140 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1952 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Liberty between 1998 and 2016, burning about 696 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 90 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WATSON SAWMILL |
| 24 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FAIRVIEW CHURCH FIRE |
| 21 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
56 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liberty in 56 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Lightning | Liberty | 1 killed | A man was sitting on his porch on the 2600 block of State Road 1547 when he was struck and killed by lightning. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | 1 hurt, $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $100,000 | A barn was destroyed and several others were heavily damaged norhteast of Middleburg on Highway 198. Several large pine trees were snapped on a golf course on Short Town Road. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Liberty | $40,000 | The Casey County Emergency Manager reported water rescues due to high water across numerous roads. Many roads across the county were closed due to the flash flooding. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $30,000 | Two porches were blown away. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $30,000 | Trees and power lines were downed in several places. A barn's roof was blown off. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $25,000 | Roof damage to a building was reported. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $25,000 | A barn was blown down, and also pea size hail was observed. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $25,000 | Trailer destroyed, tree down on home, power lines down |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. Wind damaged the roff of a building and blew out the window at a grocery store. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $10,000 | The Casey County emergency manager reported numerous trees down and power outages in the area from a severe thunderstorm. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $5,000 | Several trees were downed, and one was blown on to a truck. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. A trampoline was also blown into a road near Liberty. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | A tree was blown down onto powerlines on Conner Avenue. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Liberty | - | Three water rescues took place across Casey County. |
| January 2022 | Flash Flood | Liberty | - | Casey County water rescue had worked 2 water rescues. Widespread flash flooding had occurred in Liberty and Yosemite. KY Hwy 127 was closed in Liberty. Damage amount unknown. |
| February 2021 | Flash Flood | Liberty | - | In downtown Liberty, law enforcement has closed South 127 due to flooding of the southbound lanes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Power lines were down on Bowman Trail Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | There was a report of a tree down on Kentucky 49 within the Liberty city limits. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | A tree was reported down on Woodrum Ridge about 2 miles from Hustonville Street. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | A Casey County law enforcement official reported that trees fell down across KY 49 and KY 70 in Liberty. The officer also reported numerous other trees down across the county. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | The public reported a tree down on a house in downtown Liberty. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | The Casey County Road Dept reported several trees downed across the county. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Local law enforcement reported several trees down on Wilson Ridge Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | The Casey County road crew had to remove a tree that fell across the road in the town of Liberty. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | A fallen power line closed Kentucky Highway 70 between Highways 1649 and 1817. ROAD. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Liberty | - | Kentucky 70 at KY 1649 near Liberty was closed with 6 inches of water covering the intersection. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Liberty | - | Multiple roads were closed throughout Casey county. Several residences were flooded and several motorists were stranded. Highways 127, 70, and 501 were all impassable in spots. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Two trees were reported down in the city along with some power lines. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | A building in Liberty had partial roof damage. Trees and power poles were downed elsewhere across the county. An eSpotter reported an estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Liberty | - | The tornado did some damage to homes and buildings near Liberty, Kentucky. Trees were also damaged. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Trees were downed. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Trees were downed. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Liberty | - | Some city streets were flooded. A four lane bypass around the city was closed down to one lane in places by high water. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricetown | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Moore | 2.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lanhamtown | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Poplar Springs (historical) | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Beech Bottom | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Woodrum Ridge (historical) | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cantown | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Caney Fork (historical) | 4.2 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Liberty | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2912504 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 496352. 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.



