Liberty Township, Trumbull County

Township · Mahoning County · 12,040 residents

Mahoning County

Local events in Liberty Township, Trumbull County

Liberty Township itself has 2 events posted in the next 90 days; the others here are within 10 miles. All local events in Liberty Township, Trumbull County

  1. JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Liberty

    5:30 to 9:30 p.m. · Liberty High School, 1 Leopard Way, Youngstown, OH 44505, USA · From McDonald Local School District

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

How Liberty Township, Trumbull County began

Liberty Township was organized in 1806 when residents of range two, town three petitioned for a separate township -- the 1882 county history notes wryly that they thereby 'gained their Liberty' and the name stuck. Its earliest settlers date to 1798-1800: Henry Swager, James Matthews, John Stull and others arrived in those first years, with Swager -- by two elderly residents' independent recollection -- most likely the first. Coal, discovered on Alexander McCleery's farm in 1860, remade the township's economy over the following decades. Of its small internal villages, Church Hill took its name from a mapmaker's coincidence -- its post office, first registered as 'Liberty,' had to be renamed when Washington discovered the name already in use, and the church then under construction on the local high ground suggested 'Church Hill' -- while nearby Sodom got its name as an 1840s temperance lecturer's joke about a poorly attended meeting. Girard, the township's largest village, later incorporated separately as its own city.

Settled 1798 (Henry Swager, likely first settler, per two independent elderly residents' recollections), incorporated 1806, by petition of area residents, by Henry Swager, likely first settler; organized as a township by petition in 1806.

Where the name comes from

The 1882 county history explains the township's name with a small joke of its own: in 1806 the residents of range two, town three petitioned the proper authorities and 'gained their Liberty,' and the township took that name from the petition's success. Separately, the internal village of Church Hill took its name indirectly from the township's own original name: its post office was first registered as 'Liberty' in 1833 under postmaster Matthew Walker, but the federal post office department in Washington reported that name already taken, so, with a Presbyterian church then under construction on the local high ground, 'Church Hill' was suggested and accepted instead.

Before the town

No Native village, camp or treaty event specific to Liberty Township is recorded in the sources we reviewed. The township sits at the southern edge of the Mahoning valley the county's 1882 history describes as Delaware-occupied hunting ground used seasonally by Seneca and Mingo bands through the 1700s, and its proximity to the Mahoning River corridor -- the same corridor used by these nations further north and south -- makes seasonal travel through the area likely, but no source found names a specific site inside the township's present boundaries.

Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Seneca, Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga).

Timeline

  1. — James Matthews settles in the township's southwest, later keeping the first public house and operating the first distillery in the township; John Stull also settles this year near Girard.
  2. — Henry Swager settles west of the later Church Hill; by two elderly residents' independent recollection he is likely the township's first settler, arriving as early as 1798.
  3. — Valentine Stull arrives alone and purchases a half section of land, moving his family from Washington County, Pennsylvania the following year.
  4. — Area residents petition successfully for a separate township, 'gaining their Liberty' -- the origin, per the 1882 county history, of the township's name.
  5. — Rev. Henry Yambert preaches at the house of George Herring, the first meetings of the Evangelical Association church in the township.
  6. — Church Hill's post office is established under postmaster Matthew Walker, first registered as 'Liberty' but renamed 'Church Hill' after Washington reports the name already taken.
  7. — A temperance lecturer, Dr. Fisher, jokingly compares a poorly attended meeting at a schoolhouse to 'a perfect Sodom'; the name sticks to the small village that later grows up on the site.
  8. — Coal is discovered on Alexander McCleery's farm, leased by a Mr. Strain, launching the township's coal industry.
  9. — The Church Hill Coal Company forms and opens a mine at the village.
  10. — Sodom's settlement becomes more prominent when a coal bank opens there.
  11. — The Briar Hill company opens the Kline coal bank.
  12. — The Henry Barnhisel House, a Greek Revival farmhouse, is built at what is now 1011 State Street, within the township's borders near Girard; it will later be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  13. — The 2020 census counts 21,514 residents within Liberty Township's geographic area, including Girard, making it one of Trumbull County's more populous townships.

Stories

A joke that named a village

Church Hill and its small neighbor Sodom both got their names by accident. Church Hill's post office was first registered in 1833 as simply 'Liberty,' matching the township, but the post office department in Washington sent word back that another Ohio office already carried that name; with a Presbyterian church then rising on a local elevation, 'Church Hill' was proposed and stuck -- and proved so fitting that by 1882 the village held five churches (Old-School Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, Welsh Methodist, Welsh Baptist and Welsh Independent) against ten saloons, a ratio the county history notes with evident amusement, adding that despite it the community 'is, from all appearances, a quiet and pleasant neighborhood.' A few miles off, around 1840, a temperance lecturer named Dr. Fisher spoke to a disappointing turnout at a schoolhouse, then joked at his next stop in Church Hill that the place must be 'a perfect Sodom' -- and the name outlived the joke, attaching itself permanently to the small mining settlement that later grew up on the spot.

Coal under the farm

For its first half-century Liberty Township was unremarkable farm country south of Warren, its scattered villages -- Girard, Church Hill, Sodom, Seceders Corners -- little more than crossroads. That changed in 1860, when coal turned up on Alexander McCleery's farm; within a few years it had grown into a major local industry that ran for roughly forty years, tying the township's fortunes to the same Mahoning Valley coal-and-iron economy that was industrializing Girard, Niles and Youngstown just beyond its borders. The coal boom faded by 1900, roughly the same period when Girard itself grew large enough to break away from the township and incorporate as its own city -- so Liberty Township's nineteenth-century industrial moment and the loss of its most substantial village happened on almost the same timeline.

Photographs

The Henry Barnhisel House, an 1840 Greek Revival farmhouse near Girard, close to Liberty Township.
The Henry Barnhisel House, an 1840 Greek Revival farmhouse near Girard, close to Liberty Township. (2014)
Photo: Nyttend, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Water

Meander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin) The water here

  • Youngstown City57% of residentsMeander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin)
  • Girard City34% of residentsMeander Creek Reservoir (via Niles/MVSD, blended)
  • Hubbard City7% of residentsShenango River / Shenango River Lake (Pymatuning area) surface intake
  • Niles City2% of residentsMeander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin)
  • Stoneybrooke Village MHP0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
  • Aqua Ohio - Struthers0% of residentsEvans Lake (Yellow Creek impoundment)
  • Valley Mobile Homes0% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Liberty Township, Trumbull County's boundary: 2 hospitals, 3 health centers, 2 nursing homes, 2 fire and EMS stations, 4 public schools, 2 private schools, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 Superfund site, 2 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 14 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (2)

  1. Belmont Pines HospitalPsychiatric hospital · Youngstown
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    615 Churchill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505
    County
    Trumbull County
    Beds
    53
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Phone
    (330) 759-2700
  2. Generations Behavioral Health - Youngstown, LlcPsychiatric hospital · Youngstown
    What it is
    Psychiatric hospital
    Address
    196 Colonial Drive, Youngstown, OH 44505
    County
    Trumbull County
    Beds
    76
    Ownership
    Proprietary
    Medicare overall rating
    not rated
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown Llc
    Phone
    (234) 232-7478
    Medicare ID
    364060

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Community health centers (3)

  1. 3999 BelmontHealth center · Youngstown
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Youngstown
    Coordinates
    41.15311, -80.66491
  2. RISE RecoveryHealth center · Youngstown
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Youngstown
    Coordinates
    41.13936, -80.66554
  3. Valley Health Services - LibertyHealth center · Youngstown
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Youngstown
    Coordinates
    41.17006, -80.66586

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Liberty Health Care Center Inc2 of 5 stars · Youngstown
    Address
    1355 Churchill Hubbard Rd, Youngstown, OH 44505
    Certified beds
    110
    Residents on an average day
    100
    Medicare overall rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    2 fines totalling $83,401 (latest 2025-09-16)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    WINDSOR HOUSE, INC.
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 759-7858
    Medicare ID
    366113
  2. Shepherd of The Valley Liberty3 of 5 stars · Girard
    Address
    1501 Tibbetts Wick Road, Girard, OH 44420
    Certified beds
    79
    Residents on an average day
    66
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Church related
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (330) 544-0771
    Medicare ID
    365298

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (2)

  1. Liberty Township Fire Department Station 34Youngstown
    Address
    5920 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44505
    Coordinates
    41.18222, -80.66531
  2. Liberty Township Fire Department Station 35Youngstown
    Address
    4001 Logan Way, Youngstown, OH 44505
    Coordinates
    41.15465, -80.63160

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (4)

  1. E J Blott Elementary School3.5 of 5 stars · Youngstown
    Address
    4115 Shady Rd, Youngstown, OH 44505
    School district
    Liberty Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    380
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    28
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    75%
    Ohio building IRN
    002980
    NCES school ID
    390501903870
  2. Liberty High School3 of 5 stars · Youngstown
    Address
    1 Leopard Way, Youngstown, OH 44505
    School district
    Liberty Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    524
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    24
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    65.8%
    Four-year graduation rate
    94.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    020388
    NCES school ID
    390501903871
  3. Liberty Leopard Cyber AcademyYoungstown
    Address
    4115 Shady Rd, Youngstown, OH 44505
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    25
    NCES school ID
    390501910887
  4. William S Guy Middle School4 of 5 stars · Youngstown
    Address
    4115 Shady Rd, Youngstown, OH 44505
    School district
    Liberty Local School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    230
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    11
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    69.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    014803
    NCES school ID
    390501903872

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (2)

  1. Victory Christian SchoolPrivate, conservative Christian · Niles
    Address
    2053 Pleasant Valley Rd, Niles, OH 44446
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    143
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    15.1
    Students per teacher
    9.4702
    Phone
    (330) 539-9827
    NCES private school ID
    01062893
  2. Villa Maria TeresaPrivate, Catholic · Hubbard
    Address
    50 Warner Rd, Hubbard, OH 44425
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    12
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1.5
    Students per teacher
    8
    Phone
    (330) 759-7383
    NCES private school ID
    K9304384

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Liberty Branch LibraryBranch · Youngstown
    Address
    415 Churchill- Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505
    What it is
    Branch
    Library system
    Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
    Open
    3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    10,200 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    434,200
    System's loans, FY2024
    665,653
    People the system serves
    142,591
    Phone
    (330) 759-2589

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)

  1. Liberty Historical SocietyHistorical society · Girard
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Girard
    Coordinates
    41.17146, -80.67566

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (1)

  1. Liberty Township Police DepartmentYoungstown
    Address
    1315 Churchill Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505
    Coordinates
    41.16190, -80.64234

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Liberty Auto WreckingSuperfund program · Youngstown
    Address
    2630 Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505
    County
    Mahoning County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHSFN0507827
    EPA registry ID
    110009305135

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2)

  1. Dart Metals Trading CoToxics Release Inventory · Youngstown
    Address
    19 Colonial Dr, Youngstown, OH 44505
    County
    Mahoning County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    TRI_OFFSITE_580
    EPA registry ID
    110063650464
  2. Youngstown Welding & Eng CoToxics Release Inventory · Youngstown
    Address
    3700 Oakwood Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44509
    County
    Trumbull County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44509YNGST3700O
    EPA registry ID
    110002111866

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (14)

  1. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-04-10 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2025-04-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2504EPA0000540
  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-09-29 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2024-09-29
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001678
  3. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2024-06-17 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2024-06-17
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2406EPA0001022
  4. Material Unknown2023-06-08 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2023-06-08
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2306EPA0000948
  5. Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2023-04-21 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2023-04-21
    What spilled
    Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2304EPA0000644
  6. Natural Gas2023-04-12 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2023-04-12
    What spilled
    Natural Gas
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2304EPA0000578
  7. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-01-29 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2023-01-29
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    30 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2301EPA0000141
  8. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-01-27 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2023-01-27
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2301EPA0000132
  9. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2022-07-18 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2022-07-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2207EPA0001097
  10. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2021-12-09 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2021-12-09
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    8 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2112EPA0001837
  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-10-07 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2021-10-07
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2110EPA0001589
  12. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-08-18 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2021-08-18
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2108EPA0001285
  13. Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)2021-03-30 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2021-03-30
    What spilled
    Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2103EPA0000427
  14. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-08-13 · Liberty Twp
    Reported
    2026-08-13
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Liberty Twp, Trumbull County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NEDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001495

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Liberty Township, Trumbull County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

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The county

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Quick answers

What county is Liberty Township, Ohio in?

Liberty Township, Trumbull County is a township in Mahoning County, Ohio, with 12,040 residents.

When was Liberty Township, Ohio founded?

Liberty Township, Trumbull County was settled 1798 (Henry Swager, likely first settler, per two independent elderly residents' recollections); incorporated 1806, by petition of area residents. Founders on record: Henry Swager, likely first settler; organized as a township by petition in 1806. Source

How did Liberty Township, Ohio get its name?

The 1882 county history explains the township's name with a small joke of its own: in 1806 the residents of range two, town three petitioned the proper authorities and 'gained their Liberty,' and the township took that name from the petition's success. Source

What ZIP code is Liberty Township, Ohio?

Liberty Township, Trumbull County is served by ZIP codes 44505, 44420, 44425 and 44504; 44505 holds the largest share of its residents.

Where does Liberty Township, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Liberty Township, Trumbull County (Youngstown City): Meander Creek Reservoir + Berlin Reservoir (Mahoning River basin).

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