New Liberty, Kentucky Explained

New Liberty, Kentucky
Other Name:Adams Town
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:New
Liberty
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Owen
Elevation Ft:889
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:38.6158°N -84.9067°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:40355
Area Code:502
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:499364
Footnotes:[1]

New Liberty is an unincorporated community in northern Owen County, Kentucky, United States. Kentucky Routes 36 and 227 run through the community. Despite being unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP Code of 40355.[2]

The Jacob Hunter House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Much of the downtown area is also listed as the New Liberty Historic District.

New Liberty was platted in 1815.[3] A former variant name was "Twin Meeting House", after a church located in the community. A post office called New Liberty has been in operation since 1823.[4]

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38.6158°N -84.9067°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System Feature . July 8, 2013 . United States Geological Survey. September 20, 1979.
  2. Web site: USPS.com - ZIP Code Lookup . United States Postal Service. March 14, 2015.
  3. Book: Rennick, Robert M. . Kentucky Place Names . University Press of Kentucky . 28 August 2013 . 377 . 0-8131-4401-9.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 13 November 2017.