West Liberty Kentucky Map
Explore West Liberty, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of West Liberty, Kentucky
How to Use This West Liberty, Kentucky Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Liberty, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to West Liberty.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | West Liberty |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Morgan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.921476 |
| Longitude | -83.259622 |
| Population | 3,215 |
| Density | 253.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 41472 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| County Seat | West Liberty |
| School District | Morgan County School District |
About West Liberty, Kentucky
West Liberty is a locality in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,215. The population density is 253.1 people per km². West Liberty is located at 37.9215°N, 83.2596°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. West Liberty is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41472.West Liberty sustains a quiet existence where the Licking River carves a deliberate, winding path through the rugged limestone terrain. It lies 50.3 miles east of Winchester, KY (from Winchester, KY: bearing 95°T), and is situated 20.4 miles south-southeast of Morehead. The landscape is defined by the steep, shadowed creases of Devil Hollow, which draw the morning mist into long, thin ribbons that linger against the timbered slopes. Far to the east, the hazy, blue-tinged silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon, grounding the scenery in a vast, ancient geology. At the center of the local geography, Old Mill Park provides a green, quiet pause where the water’s edge meets the persistent growth of hardwood forests, and the light at dusk often turns the limestone outcrops a pale, bruised violet.
West Liberty endures as a resilient outpost of the Upper South, its economy long tethered to the slow cycles of timber and the stubborn, productive soil of the valley. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those accustomed to the unpredictable temperament of the Licking River, which has shaped both the history and the physical boundaries of the local streets. Though the distant, shimmering expanse of Cave Run Lake serves as a nearby retreat for those seeking stillness on the water, the focus of the daily routine remains fixed on the steady, grounded rhythms of the county seat. The architecture holds a plain, honest utility, reflecting a heritage built on hard labor and the endurance of small-scale commerce that has persisted through cycles of regional change.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- West Liberty Dough Boy (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 197° S
- Kiwanis Club Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 166° S
- Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 099° E
- Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 276° W · 564k acres
- Cave Run Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 297° NW
- Paintsville Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 083° E
- Paintsville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 081° E
- Ed Mabry - Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 009° N
- Clifty Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.0 mi, 247° SW · 13k acres
- Red, Kentucky Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.3 mi, 242° SW · 3,337 acres
- Shallow Flats Wildlife Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 17.8 mi, 314° NW
- Morehead Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 331° NW
- Kentucky Folk Art Center (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 332° NW
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 231° SW
- Grayson Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 030° NE
- Natural Bridge State Resort Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 245° SW
- Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 246° SW
- Sipp Theatre (Arts Centre) — 25.8 mi, 107° E
- Kentucky Reptile Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.8 mi, 250° W
- Southeast Mountain Guides (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 238° SW
- Bourbon Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 297° NW
- Box Canyon (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 015° N
- Cascade Bridge (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 015° N
- Three Forks Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 226° SW
- Cottage Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 37.5 mi, 253° W
- Main Street Cinema (Cinema) — 39.8 mi, 095° E
- Redbird Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 39.9 mi, 203° SW · 146k acres
- Lewis County Historical Society (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 356° N
- Union Monument (Monument) — 47.0 mi, 356° N
- Marshall Plane Crash Site (Monument) — 48.4 mi, 050° NE
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About This West Liberty Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Liberty, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.921476, -83.259622. 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 West Liberty includes the ZIP code (41472), telephone area code (859), county seat of Morgan County (West Liberty), and school district assignment (Morgan County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
