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Welcome to West Liberty ...

The city of West Liberty is located in Morgan County<1> and is the County Seat for Morgan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Liberty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for West Liberty: W. Liberty

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Liberty has a population of 3,520 people<2> (see below for details).

West Liberty is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Liberty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While West Liberty is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for West Liberty: 606

The ZIP code for West Liberty: 41472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Liberty had an population of 3,520 people. This is an increase of 2.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Liberty had a population of 3,435 people (or 25.03% of the total population of Morgan County). This makes West Liberty the county's most populous community.

The population of West Liberty represents 0.08% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,435 people, the population of West Liberty increased 4.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,277 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Liberty.

Communities Also Named West Liberty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named West Liberty - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (3) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for West Liberty ...

Official Website: www.cityofwestliberty.com/

Communities near West Liberty ...

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

  • Salyersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Hook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yocum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrigley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrigley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
    • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
  • Elkfork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkfork have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
    • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
  • Mize
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Morgan County
  • Cisco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
  • Dingus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dingus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
    • Dingus is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dingus
    • From West Liberty to Dingus
  • Jeptha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Liberty. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Liberty.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Liberty ...

Looking for more information about West Liberty? 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 West Liberty, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Liberty.

Adding West Liberty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Liberty 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 West Liberty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the West Liberty post office opened in 1828.

We also found West Liberty in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Liberty.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Liberty.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Liberty - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as West Liberty). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Liberty or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/