Liberty in Casey County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
County Named, 1806
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, March 20, 2009
1. County Named, 1806 Marker
For Col. William Casey, early Ky. pioneer and great-grandfather of Samuel J. Clemens, "Mark Twain". Casey born in Va. Came to Ky. in 1779. Built Casey's Station on the Dix River in 1791. Member of Convention, 1799, to frame second Ky. Constitution Trustee, town of Columbia, 1802. 1813, Presidential elector. Lived Adair Co., died, 1816. County formed from Lincoln.
Erected 1964 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 781.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 37° 19.635′ N, 84° 55.152′ W. Marker was in Liberty, Kentucky, in Casey County. It was on North Wallace Wilkinson Boulevard (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling west. Marker as located ina road side park on US 127 north of Liberty. Per Google maps it was missing as of 2018. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1151 N Wallace Wilkinson Blvd, Liberty KY 42539, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker was in Kentucky’s The Knobs. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: John Fry (here, next to this marker); The Liberty Bell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Casey County War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Kentucky Cavalry (approx. 1.3 miles away); Colonel Silas Adams (approx. 1.3 miles away); Casey County Courthouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Civil War Crossroads / Martin's Creek Skirmish, 1863 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of General Christopher Riffe (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 5, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
