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Liberty, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45417. It stands on Little Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Miamisburg quadrangle.

Liberty within Montgomery County

Then and now

1908 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Liberty, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Liberty, surveyed 1908

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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.

In the county-history sources

30,650 words on this township

The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County;, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Jefferson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Their families accompanied them, but of what they consisted we are unto to say. They effected settlements along Bear Creek. Among those come a. little later were George Hoffman and family. Hoffman came from off aurel Hill," eager to leave the land of chestnuts for a home in the Western ost, beneath whose boughs and shaded turf lie hidden untold wealth. He nisred a half-section of land east of Liberty, and at once, with the assistance of . inestimable wife, built in the forest primeval a rude shed, which served as a pile of abode for all until time and circumstances permitted of a change, ffman had been united in marriage with Fannie Enimert, and the union was Isedwith thirteen children - Barbara, Betsey, Susie, Jacob, John, Fannie,

Passage source: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County;, published 1882.

What is known as the Forney Graveyard, comprising about one-half acre ground, lying west of Liberty, is also one of the very early burying-grounds. b Nicholas yard, near that church, is second in size, and interments were bwise made there in early days. The remaining two, one at the United bthren Church, in Liberty, and the other south of that town, are small. Of 1 origin of these, we have been unable to derive any knowledge.

Passage source: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County;, published 1882.

The little town of Liberty is situated near the center of the township, and tains a population of about 225. Although several cabins were clustered bl ut the site of the town for years prior to 1815, it was not laid out into town and platted until December of that year. The land was owned by Peter 3 her, and by him laid out. Why it was so named is buried in the past, but v e we permitted to offer a solution it would be that the word expressed to ! pioneers a sentiment most dear. They were lovers of freedom. Originally, be were seventy-two lots. A bachelor by the name of William Brown built l first of a cluster of cabins referred to and in it dwelt in lonely bliss, and i 'e opened the first store in the township. He was not contented to remain 'cfined to the trade of the neighborhood, and so occasionally went on a tour oeddling. This was about the year 1809. I

Passage source: The History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County;, published 1882.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Jefferson Township - it names this place 13 more 13 times.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 599 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 599 specimens collected within 10 miles of Liberty between 1835 and 1975: 442 Animalia, 88 Plantae, 61 Fungi, 4 Chromista, 3 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. E. Foeerste, A. E. Foerste, A. F. Foerste and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Hypericum mutilum subsp. mutilumHypericum mutilum subsp. mutilum1835Joseph C. FrankGermantown
Specimen of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.1881Foerste AF
Specimen of Geaster limbatus Fr.Geaster limbatus Fr.1883A. E. FoeersteDayton
A photograph of the species Platanthera leucophaea, not of this specimenPlatanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.1836C. W. ShortDayton
A photograph of the species Hydrophyllum macrophyllum, not of this specimenHydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt.1838J. W. Van CleveDayton
A photograph of the species Cardamine L., not of this specimenCardamine L.1839Sanders, Alfred; J.J. Nagel, J.G. Haupt.Dayton. 1 mile east.
A photograph of the species Cassia marilandica, not of this specimenCassia marilandica L.1839Sanders, AlfredDayton
A photograph of the species Cynoglossum officinale, not of this specimenCynoglossum officinale L.1839not recordedDayton. Suburbs E.
A photograph of the species Iris versicolor, not of this specimenIris versicolor L.1839not recordedDayton. 2 mi. south
A photograph of the species Nuphar advena, not of this specimenNuphar advena (Aiton) Aiton1839Sanders, Mrs.; J.G. HauptDayton
A photograph of the species Podophyllum peltatum, not of this specimenPodophyllum peltatum L.1839Nagel, J.J.; J.G. HauptDayton. 1 m. SE
A photograph of the species Polygala verticillata, not of this specimenPolygala verticillata L.1839Sanders, Alfred [?]1 mile SE of Dayton

All 599 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Liberty: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Olive Road Limestone PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Olive Road QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Carter & Webb IncorporatedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hilltop PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Number 1 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
West Carrollton Aggregate No. 1 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

3 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liberty in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 2 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2013Thunderstorm WindLiberty$50,000A barn and numerous trees were blown down between Germantown and New Lebanon due to thunderstorm winds.
March 2020Flash FloodLiberty$3,000There was a high water rescue on Dayton Farmersville Road near Liberty Ellerton Road.
March 2020Flash FloodLiberty-Several roads remained closed due to high water, mainly in Jefferson Township.

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Six Mile2.0 miles13
Voyager Village West2.6 miles13
Frytown2.7 miles13
Drexel2.7 miles13
Kingsville (historical)2.9 miles13
Ellerton3.0 miles13
Ridgewood Heights3.4 miles13
New Chicago3.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065710. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.