Livermore is located at the confluence of the Green River and the Rough River. Livermore was the site chosen by traders and merchants for a boat landing and a trading post before 1837. With the building of locks and dams on the Green River in the 1830's, Livermore prospered as a trading area and a river port. Livermore was laid out as a town on February 18,1837 by William A. Brown, a landowner and merchant. He chose the name of Livermore after his friend Alonzo Livermore.