Livermore, Kentucky

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Livermore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42352. It stands on Rough River. The Survey maps it on the Livermore quadrangle. 1,230 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 407 feet above sea level.

Livermore within McLean County

On record in Livermore

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

J. W. Quigg Establishmentlisted 2025

Population over time

3 figures

Livermore fell from 1,482 to 1,230 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2000	1,482
2010	1,365	-117 (-8%)
2020	1,230	-135 (-10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1909 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1952 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

14 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Livermore between 1998 and 2012, burning about 202 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7
Debris and open burning	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Arson/incendiarism	1
Natural	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
29 September 2010	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	KNOBS #1
14 September 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	110 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
17 August 2012	Natural	under an acre	Kentucky Division of Forestry	LONE OAK
10 June 2000	Debris and open burning	20 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
4 April 2002	Recreation and ceremony	5.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
4 March 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
30 March 1998	Arson/incendiarism	20 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
2 March 2000	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McLean County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Livermore: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	H M Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer
	Livermore Shale	Clay	Prospect

Every working recorded in McLean County

Storms near this place

30 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livermore in 30 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 6 flood, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2011	Flood	Livermore	$3,000,000	Major flooding continued on the Green River from April. At the Calhoun river gage, the flood crest of 34.01 feet on the morning of May 7 was just a few inches lower than the 1997 flood. This 2011 flood crest was the sixth highest on record. Green River floodwaters inundated the entire community of Rumsey and about 20 percent of Calhoun. A very small part of Livermore was flooded.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	$125,000	A short-lived downburst affected a small area 1 to 3 miles west of U.S. Highway 431 near the community of Island. About a dozen farm buildings sustained varying degrees of damage, ranging from minor to severe. A barn was blown several feet off its foundation, a tool shed was blown down, and a hog house was unroofed. Three residences received minor damage. Trees were blown down.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	$75,000	A very powerful thunderstorm outflow boundary resulted in a mile wide swath of straight line wind damage as the line pushed through Livermore. Several large trees were uprooted with several large tree branches down. A few homes sustained minor shingle damage while a warehouse had partial roof loss. According to Livermore Public Works and McLean County EMA, several power lines were down along with damaged poles in town.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	$25,000	A thunderstorm moving northeastward through Livermore caused large trees to be uprooted with a tree falling onto a house.
April 2015	Flood	Livermore	$10,000	Moderate flooding occurred along the Green River. At the Calhoun river gage, the river crested at 28.02 feet on the 22nd. Flood stage is 23 feet. Thousands of acres were flooded in the Rumsey, Island, and Jewel City areas of Mclean County. Spring planting was not yet underway, so crop losses were negligible. Several county roads were closed. Kentucky Highway 85 near Island was closed, along with West Second Street in Rumsey. A couple of streets in Livermore were closed. A riverfront park in Calhoun was submerged.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	$5,000	In Livermore, a tree was down on a house. The roof was torn off a tool shed. A couple miles northeast of Livermore, a large tree that was 100 to 150 years old was uprooted.
July 2001	Lightning	Livermore	$2,000	Lightning struck a tree, causing it to fall on power lines and start a fire.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	$2,000	A couple of large tree limbs were blown down.
July 2024	Flash Flood	Livermore	-	Most of KY-2110 flooded due to torrential rainfall. Overnight rainfall in Livermore measured 5.24in.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	-	A wind gust to 59 mph was measured by a personal weather station.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Livermore	-	A significant amount of water was reported across Highway 136 just east of Livermore.
February 2019	Flood	Livermore	-	Numerous roads were flooded across the county.
March 2019	Flood	Livermore	-	Moderate flooding continued on the Green River from February into March. At the Calhoun river gage, the river crested at 30.69 feet on the 1st. Flood stage there is 23 feet. Several roads were closed in the flood plain. Thousands of acres were flooded in the Island, Rumsey, and Jewel City areas. The acreage was primarily farm fields. Since planting season was not underway when flooding began, there was little if any crop damage.
February 2019	Flood	Livermore	-	Moderate flooding occurred on the Green River. At the Calhoun river gage, the river crested at 29.91 feet on the 20th. Flood stage there is 23 feet. Several roads were closed in the flood plain. Thousands of acres were flooded in the Island, Rumsey, and Jewel City areas. The acreage was primarily farm fields. Since planting season was not underway when flooding began, there was little if any crop damage.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	-	A trained spotter reported 60 to 65 mph wind gusts and pea-size hail.
April 2011	Hail	Livermore	-	This large hail was from the same storm that struck the Sacramento area earlier.
May 2010	Flood	Livermore	-	High water signs were posted at spots on three state highways: Kentucky 140, 1046, and 2110. No road closures were reported.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Livermore	-	Standing water was reported on secondary roads off U.S. 431 between Livermore and Island. A co-operative observer in Livermore measured 1.5 inches within an hour. Total rainfall was estimated by radar from 3 to 6 inches over southern parts of the county.
April 2006	Hail	Livermore	-	Quarter size hail fell in Livermore and other portions of southern Mclean County.
April 2004	Flash Flood	Livermore	-	Six to eight inches of water was reported on numerous sections of Highway 431 between Livermore and the Daviess County line. A line of thunderstorms produced heavy rain on ground that was already moist from rain during the early morning hours.
May 2004	Hail	Livermore	-	A few of the hailstones were up to 1 inch in diameter. A National Weather Service co-operative observer reported the hail.
May 2004	Hail	Livermore	-	Nickel-size hail was reported.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	-	Large tree limbs were blown down.
September 2003	Heavy Rain	Livermore	-	Water was reportedly 6 to 8 inches deep over Highway 2110 for a 75-foot stretch between Livermore and Island.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Livermore	-	About one third of the roof of a furniture business was torn off. Numerous large trees were down, with power outages in the area.
August 2022	Hail	Livermore	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Livermore	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Livermore	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Livermore	-	no account filed
March 1997	Tornado (F0)	Livermore	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in McLean County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Nuckols	2.3 miles	14
Dug Hill (historical)	2.4 miles	13
Underwood	2.8 miles	13
Island	3.4 miles	13
Buttonsberry	3.7 miles	13
Ridge (historical)	3.8 miles	13
Tichenor	3.8 miles	14
Buel	4.4 miles	13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Livermore	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q782861	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 496908. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.