Welcome to Alcorn ...

Alcorn is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Alcorn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alcorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Alcorn is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alcorn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Alcorn: (606)

Communities Also Named Alcorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alcorn - they are located in Mississippi (2) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Alcorn ...

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

• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Berea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Irvine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Beattyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
• McKee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Ravenna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
• Foxtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Foxtown is located in Jackson County
• Kerby Knob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerby Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
  • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
• Lynch Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Lynch Town is located in Estill County

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 Alcorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alcorn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alcorn. 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 Alcorn.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alcorn ...

Looking for more information about Alcorn? 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 Alcorn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alcorn.

Adding Alcorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alcorn 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 Alcorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alcorn post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alcorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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