Welcome to Livermore ...

The city of Livermore is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Livermore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Livermore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Livermore has a population of 1,286 people<3> (see below for details).

Livermore is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Livermore lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Livermore, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Livermore is located in the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Livermore: 42352<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Livermore had an population of 1,286 people. This is a decrease of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Livermore had a population of 1,365 people (or 14.32% of the total population of McLean County). This makes Livermore the county's most populous community.

The population of Livermore represents 0.03% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,365 people, the population of Livermore decreased 7.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,482 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Livermore.

Communities Also Named Livermore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Livermore - they are located in California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Livermore.

Communities near Livermore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Livermore.

• Owensboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <6>
• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <6>
• Beaver Dam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <6>
• Hartford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <6>
• Powderly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <6>
• Calhoun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
• Hanson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
  • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <6>
• Whitesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <6>
• Drakesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
  • Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <6>
• Sacramento
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Livermore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Livermore.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Livermore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Livermore.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Livermore. See our Newspapers Page for Livermore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Livermore ...

Looking for more information about Livermore? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Livermore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Livermore.

Adding Livermore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Livermore in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Livermore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Livermore post office opened in 1838.

We also found Livermore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Livermore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Livermore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/