Liberty, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Roland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74948. It lies near O'Neal Hill. The Survey maps it on the Muldrow quadrangle. 214 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Sallisaw quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Muldrow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Liberty between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,917 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 103 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Natural | 11 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30487 |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 110 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Liberty: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liberty in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Liberty | $20,000 | This tornado developed in the western sections of the community of Liberty. It moved along and just south of the E 1060 Road. The tornado produced minor damage to the school roof, uprooted trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 90 mph. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour destroyed a barn and carport. The wind also damaged three outbuildings. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liberty | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew the tops of a few pine trees down. The debris landed on a road blocking it. |
| March 1999 | Hail | 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.
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 Q5974830 | 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 1094600. 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.







