Abandoned Record
About Livermore
Livermore, Pennsylvania is an abandoned town that was located on the Conemaugh River between Blairsville and Saltsburg in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The town was abandoned and partially razed in the early 1950s following authorization by the Flood Control Act of 1936 and Flood Control Act of 1938 for construction of the Conemaugh Dam and Lake to prevent flooding of Pittsburgh.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Livermore, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Livermore is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Livermore
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1900 Latrobe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1902 Latrobe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1903 Latrobe sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Blairsville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Pittsburgh East sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Livermore
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Pennsylvania index.
- McIntyre7.7 mi N · Indiana
- Wehrum20.2 mi E · Indiana
- West Overton26.8 mi SW · Westmoreland
- Beula29.5 mi E · Cambria
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Livermore": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Livermore, Pennsylvania": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6658228.
- USGS GNIS 1201623.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).