{"id":3939,"date":"2023-06-13T15:47:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3939"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:43","slug":"casey-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/casey-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Casey County is a county in Kentucky, United States, about 26 miles south of Danville. It had a<br \/>\npopulation of 15,941 at the 2020 census, an estimated 16,205 by 2025, and covers 446 square miles<br \/>\n(1,160 km2) centred near 37\u00b019\u2032N 84\u00b056\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty is the county seat and the county&#8217;s only incorporated city; its postal code is 42539.<br \/>\nThe county holds 1 city and 37 unincorporated communities, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS<br \/>\ncode is 21045.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Casey County<\/h2>\n<p>Casey County has 38 named places on record: Liberty, the sole incorporated city, and 37<br \/>\nunincorporated communities with no city government of their own. Unincorp. covers crossroads,<br \/>\nformer post-office stops and rural communities recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey&#8217;s<br \/>\nGeographic Names Information System; most have no population figure of their own because the<br \/>\nCensus Bureau counts them only as part of the county total.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Liberty<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>2,028<\/td>\n<td>42539<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Argyle<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Athens<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Atterson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bass<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beech Bottom<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bethelridge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>42516<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Butchertown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cantown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chilton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clementsville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Creston<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duncan<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dunnville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>42528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ellisburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Evans Ford<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Evona<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gilpin<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Honey Acre<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jacktown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Labascus<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lanhamtown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lawhorn Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Middleburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>42541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mintonville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moore<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount Olive<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peytons Store<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phil<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pricetown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rheber<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rubert Ford<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teddy<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Walltown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ware<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windsor<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>42565<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yosemite<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>42566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kentucky counties have no civil townships, so Casey County&#8217;s 37 unincorporated communities<br \/>\nare not grouped under any subdivision below the county itself &mdash; each is simply a named place<br \/>\ninside county territory.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>42539 &mdash; Liberty (the county seat, and by far the most populous ZIP)<\/li>\n<li>42528 &mdash; Dunnville (also serves the county&#8217;s southern edge near the Green River)<\/li>\n<li>42565 &mdash; Windsor<\/li>\n<li>42566 &mdash; Yosemite<\/li>\n<li>42516 &mdash; Bethelridge<\/li>\n<li>42541 &mdash; Middleburg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The other 32 named communities on the list above have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is<br \/>\ndelivered under whichever of the six post-office towns is closest, a common pattern in rural<br \/>\nKentucky counties where small crossroads never supported their own post office or lost it decades<br \/>\nago.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Casey County sits in the Knobs, a band of steep, cone-shaped hills that rings the outer edge of<br \/>\nKentucky&#8217;s Bluegrass region &mdash; it is the only Kentucky county entirely inside the Knobs.<br \/>\nOf its 446 square miles, 444 are land and 1.5 are water, about 0.3 percent, reflecting a county<br \/>\nwith no large natural lake and only the Green River and its tributary creeks accounting for most<br \/>\nof its surface water. Green River Knob, at 1,789 feet (545 meters), is the county&#8217;s highest<br \/>\npoint. The Census Bureau classifies the county as 100 percent rural, with no urban area of any<br \/>\nsize.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle County lies to the north, Lincoln County to the east, Pulaski County to the southeast,<br \/>\nRussell County to the south, Adair County to the southwest, Taylor County to the west, and Marion<br \/>\nCounty to the northwest. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/boyle-county\/\">Boyle County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lincoln-county-kentucky\/\">Lincoln County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pulaski-county-kentucky\/\">Pulaski County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/russell-county-kentucky\/\">Russell County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/adair-county-kentucky\/\">Adair County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/taylor-county-kentucky\/\">Taylor County<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/marion-county-kentucky\/\">Marion County<\/a> all border Casey<br \/>\nCounty directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Casey County had a population of 15,941 at the 2020 census, up slightly from earlier counts,<br \/>\nand the latest estimate puts the county near 16,205 residents. Liberty, with 2,028 people, is by<br \/>\nfar the largest single community; every other named place on the list above is a rural crossroads<br \/>\nwith no separate population count. Median household income runs about $45,510, well below<br \/>\nKentucky&#8217;s statewide 2023 ACS figure of $61,118. Population density works out to roughly 36<br \/>\npeople per square mile of land, low even by the standards of rural south-central Kentucky, and the<br \/>\ncounty is entirely rural under the Census Bureau&#8217;s urban-area definitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturing employs the most workers in the county, about 1,307 people, followed by health<br \/>\ncare and social assistance at 687 and retail trade at 623. Casey County is nationally known for<br \/>\ntubular-gate and farm-equipment manufacturing, an industry built around Dunnville&#8217;s sawmills<br \/>\nand metalworking shops in the county&#8217;s south end. Transportation and warehousing and<br \/>\nprofessional, scientific and technical services are the county&#8217;s highest-paying sectors.<br \/>\nCasey County is a dry county under Kentucky&#8217;s local-option alcohol laws, meaning packaged<br \/>\nalcohol sales are prohibited countywide. The county&#8217;s biggest annual event is the Casey<br \/>\nCounty Apple Festival, held in Liberty each September, drawing visitors from across south-central<br \/>\nKentucky for its parade, craft vendors and apple-themed food.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Kentucky legislature formed Casey County on November 14, 1806, carving it from the western<br \/>\nhalf of Lincoln County. It was named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his<br \/>\nfamily to Kentucky in 1779 and later served in the state legislature. Liberty was laid out as the<br \/>\ncounty seat soon after the county&#8217;s formation.<\/p>\n<p>Casey County is considered part of Kentucky&#8217;s Appalachian region despite sitting at the<br \/>\nBluegrass region&#8217;s western edge, a distinction tied to its terrain and historically limited<br \/>\nroad access rather than its exact location. The county drew national press attention in 2015 when<br \/>\nits elected county clerk announced she would refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses following<br \/>\nthe U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s Obergefell decision, a stance that led to a federal contempt order<br \/>\nand national news coverage.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>No interstate highway crosses Casey County. U.S. Route 127 is the county&#8217;s main<br \/>\nnorth-south route, running through Liberty and connecting the county to Danville and points north<br \/>\nand to Russell Springs and points south. Kentucky routes 70, 300 and 501 provide the main<br \/>\neast-west connections between Liberty and the surrounding countryside.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danville &mdash; about 26 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Somerset &mdash; about 25 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Campbellsville &mdash; about 25 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, roughly 55 miles north of Liberty, is the nearest major<br \/>\ncommercial airport. Casey County has no Amtrak service; the nearest station is in Cincinnati,<br \/>\nOhio, more than 120 miles north on the Cardinal line.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Casey County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in south-central Kentucky&#8217;s Knobs region, about 26 miles south of Danville, bordered<br \/>\nby Boyle, Lincoln, Pulaski, Russell, Adair, Taylor and Marion counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Casey County?<\/strong><br \/>\n15,941 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 16,205.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Casey County?<\/strong><br \/>\n446 square miles (1,160 km2), of which 444 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Casey County?<\/strong><br \/>\nLiberty is the county seat and the county&#8217;s only incorporated city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Casey County?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne incorporated city, Liberty, plus 37 unincorporated communities including Dunnville,<br \/>\nBethelridge, Middleburg, Windsor and Yosemite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Casey County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n42539 for Liberty, 42528 for Dunnville, 42565 for Windsor, 42566 for Yosemite, 42516 for<br \/>\nBethelridge and 42541 for Middleburg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Casey County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nTubular-gate and farm-equipment manufacturing centred on Dunnville, the annual Casey County Apple<br \/>\nFestival in Liberty each September, and being the only Kentucky county entirely inside the Knobs<br \/>\nregion.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/kentucky\/\">Towns and villages in Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casey County is a county in Kentucky, United States, about 26 miles south of Danville. It had a population of 15,941 at the 2020 census, an estimated 16,205 by 2025, and covers 446 square miles (1,160 km2) centred near 37\u00b019\u2032N 84\u00b056\u2032W. 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