New Liberty, Kentucky

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]

New Liberty, Kentucky

Adams Town
New Liberty, Kentucky
Location of New Liberty in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°36′57″N 84°54′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyOwen
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40355
Area code(s)502
GNIS feature ID499364
[1]

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. Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 377. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 November 2017.


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