Welcome to Livia ...

Livia is primarily located in Daviess County<1>. A portion of Livia extends into McLean County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Livia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Livia is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Livia: (270)

Communities near Livia ...

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

• Owensboro
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Central City
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Beaver Dam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Hartford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Livermore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Calhoun
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Whitesville
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Sacramento
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Centertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people

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 Livia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Livia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Livia. 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 Livia.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Livia ...

Looking for more information about Livia? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Livia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Livia.

Adding Livia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Livia 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 Livia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Livia post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Livia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

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