BlockLiberty, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Sunnyside census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98938. The Survey maps it on the Granger quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1910 USGS Zillah quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Granger quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Granger quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Toppenish quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Liberty between 1992 and 2019, burning about 17,690 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 1660 INDIAN SHAKER CHURCH |
| 18 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TOWER |
| 13 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Yakama Agency | INDN CHRCH |
| 4 July 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | INDIAN CHURCH RD |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 1280 INDIAN CHURCH R |
| 4 July 2004 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Yakama Agency | HWY 223 |
| 2 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 1880 STATE ROUTE 223 |
| 11 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Yakama Agency | SATUS POINT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Liberty: 11 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snipes Mountain | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Sunnyside | Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Granger Clay Products Co. | Clay, Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Granger Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Snipes Mountain | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Top Snipes Mountain | Silica | Prospect | ||
| W.I. Wendt | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Emerald Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Granger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Luther Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6541537 | 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 1511098. 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.