Liberty
Ghost town · Mercer County, Kentucky

Liberty is a ghost town in Mercer County, Kentucky. It is one of 25 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Liberty as a historical populated place on the Cornishville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.7651° N, 84.9704° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cornishville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 855 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mackville, KY |
| Distance to it | 5.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2566050 |
| Coordinates | 37.76505, -84.97040 |
What's there now
Liberty is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mackville, KY (population 227), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 855 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bruners Chapelghost town · Mercer County · 2.1 mi
- Hilltopghost town · Mercer County · 2.6 mi
- Battleghost town · Mercer County · 3.4 mi
- Oaklandghost town · Mercer County · 3.5 mi
- Grapevineghost town · Mercer County · 5 mi
- Laurel Hillghost town · Mercer County · 5.2 mi
- Hickory Groveghost town · Washington County · 5.8 mi
- Sleettownghost town · Boyle County · 6.4 mi
- Wilson Stationghost town · Mercer County · 6.5 mi
- Curryghost town · Mercer County · 6.5 mi
- Perryville Tollgateghost town · Mercer County · 7.1 mi
- McGary Stationghost town · Mercer County · 8.1 mi
Questions
Where is Liberty?
Liberty is in Mercer County, Kentucky, at 37.7651, -84.9704.
How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?
Mercer County, Kentucky has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.