BlockLiberty, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Kirkmansville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42220. The Survey maps it on the Allegre quadrangle.
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 Allegre quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Liberty between 2007 and 2016, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHED FIRE |
| 12 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 1 MILE SPOT |
| 9 October 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liberty in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2019: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Liberty | $125,000 | The short-track tornado began along Highway 171 several miles northwest of Elkton. Four houses had more than 20 percent of their shingles blown off. A well-built porch was lifted. Brick piers supporting a mobile home collapsed, and insulation was blown west in the storm's wake. A grain bin was destroyed and blown 30 yards into a field. A barn was destroyed, and one of the walls of a shed was blown down. Numerous trees were broken off. Yard furniture was blown northwest of the tornado track. Several windows were broken in a home. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | A mesonet station recorded the wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle | 2.3 miles | 7 | |
| Allegre | 3.1 miles | 7 | |
| Wilhelmina | 3.6 miles | 7 | |
| Cedar Grove | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Tress Shop | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Claymour | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Britmart | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Flat Rock (historical) | 5.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 496351. 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.