Livingston Kentucky Map

About Livingston, Kentucky

Livingston is a locality in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 204.8 people per km². Livingston is located at 37.2979°N, 84.2149°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Livingston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40445.

Livingston anchors itself firmly within the limestone-rich topography of Kentucky, where the persistent current of Roundstone Creek carves a path through the earth. It lies 19.2 miles south-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 167°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-southeast of Mount Vernon. The landscape unfolds in a series of deep, verdant depressions such as Ford Hollow, where the morning mist clings to the damp soil like a discarded silk veil. Beyond the immediate reach of the valley, the terrain rises into the rugged foothills that serve as a distant herald to the Appalachian Mountains, visible as a soft, violet bruise against the horizon. The air here holds the scent of damp shale and decaying leaf litter, a sensory reminder that Livingston exists at the threshold of the expansive Daniel Boone National Forest, which blankets the surrounding country in a dense, unbroken canopy of oak and hickory.

History clings to the bedrock of Livingston, lingering in the quiet echoes of a rail-based economy that once surged through these narrow corridors. Local life remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the memory of industrious transit, even as the engines of commerce have slowed to a more deliberate pace. Residents often look toward the distant shimmer of Wood Creek Lake when the heat of late summer presses against the valley floor, seeking a respite in the stillness of the water. Life in Livingston moves with a quiet, observant patience, defined by the seasonal shifting of the light across the limestone outcrops and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a region that honors its rugged, inland heritage.

About This Livingston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Livingston, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.297863, -84.214934. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Livingston includes the ZIP code (40445), telephone area code (502), county seat of Rockcastle County (Mount Vernon), and school district assignment (Rockcastle County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.