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Welcome to Aetnaville ...

Aetnaville is located in Ohio County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Aetnaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Aetnaville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Aetnaville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Aetnaville (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Aetnaville: (270)

Communities Also Named Aetnaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aetnaville - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aetnaville.

Communities near Aetnaville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aetnaville.

  • Owensboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Tell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
    • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <3>
  • Beaver Dam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hartford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • Hardinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cannelton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
    • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <3>
  • Cloverport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
    • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <3>
  • Hawesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aetnaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aetnaville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aetnaville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aetnaville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aetnaville. See our Newspapers Page for Aetnaville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aetnaville ...

Looking for more information about Aetnaville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aetnaville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aetnaville.

Adding Aetnaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aetnaville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aetnaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aetnaville post office opened in 1887.

We also found Aetnaville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aetnaville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aetnaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aetnaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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