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Libertyville, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63640. It lies near Crow Hill. The Survey maps it on the Knob Lick quadrangle.

Libertyville within St. Francois County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Libertyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 196 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177322-06205-07202018-1628
12 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177363-09435-07122018-1245
8 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177362-09435-06082018-1337
11 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177361-09435-05112018-1733
4 April 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 April 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176800-09435-04122018-2032
15 March 2018Debris and open burning1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176151-06205-03152018-1432
27 February 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176240-09435-02272018-1338

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Francois County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Libertyville: 9 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Lead, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mine La Motte #1Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Iron-Pb-Ni-Cu-CoCopper, Iron, Lead, Nickel, CobaltPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LimestoneStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Vogts ProspectCopper, Lead, Nickel, ZincProspect
Mine La Motte #2Cobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.Copper.Cobalt.NickelCobalt, Copper, Lead, NickelPast Producer
Dean J.H. LandIronPast Producer
Mine La Motte Bank No. OneIronPast Producer
Smith ProspectIronProspect

Every working recorded in St. Francois County

Storms near this place

8 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Libertyville in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Flash FloodLibertyville$60,000Multiple water rescues were reported in St. Francois County, one in Blackwell and another in an unnamed location in northern St. Francois County. Near Libertyville, an estimated 3 feet of water was running swiftly across Highway DD into a small lake across the street. The lake was reportedly spilling onto the road.
June 2025Tornado (EF0)Libertyville$25,000An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down and remained on the ground for about 1.25 miles, resulting in removal of a large portion of a barn roof, roof damage to a home, and notable damage to a number of trees. The tornado was rated EF-0 with a path length of 1.25 miles and a maximum path width of 65 yards.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLibertyville-A picture was submitted of 6 to 10 inch limbs snapped off of a tree.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindLibertyville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees blocking the intersection of Highway DD and Old Fredericktown Road.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindLibertyville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees just southwest of Libertyville.
July 2017Flash FloodLibertyville-Up to 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including the intersection of Highways OO and T.
December 2009Flash FloodLibertyville-Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time onto frozen ground causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Colony Church and Laws roads on the east side of Farmington. Also, several roads were flooded in the Desloge area.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLibertyville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Francois County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cross Roads3.4 miles21
Knob Lick4.6 miles18
Syenite5.8 miles18
Valley Forge (historical)7.2 miles18
Farmington8.9 miles19
De Lassus9.8 miles19
Hamilton Town10.7 miles18
Rock Springs11.0 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756298. 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.