New Liberty, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
New Liberty, Kentucky
Adams Town
unincorporated community
Looking west on KY 36 in New Liberty
Looking west on KY 36 in New Liberty
38°36′57″N 84°54′24″W / 38.61583°N 84.90667°W / 38.61583; -84.90667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyOwen
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40355
Area code502
GNIS feature ID499364
[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.[3] A post office called New Liberty has been in operation since 1823.[4]

References

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

External links

  • Northern Kentucky Views: A Broad Collection of Images and Texts On the History of Northern Kentucky

38°36′57″N 84°54′24″W / 38.61583°N 84.90667°W / 38.61583; -84.90667

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