Welcome to Aliceton ...
Although we found mention of Aliceton during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Aliceton was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Aliceton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aliceton, please Contact Us.
The location of Aliceton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aliceton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
Aliceton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Aliceton might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Aliceton (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
We believe that Aliceton would be found within the (859) area code.
Communities near Aliceton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aliceton.
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boyle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Harrodsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Boyle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Casey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Burgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
- Burgin is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Boyle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
- Hustonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
- Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
- Bradfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
- Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
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 Aliceton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aliceton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aliceton. 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 Aliceton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aliceton. See our Newspapers Page for Aliceton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aliceton ...
Looking for more information about Aliceton? 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 Aliceton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aliceton.
Adding Aliceton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aliceton 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 Aliceton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Aliceton post office opened in 1866.
We also found Aliceton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aliceton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Aliceton and then turned west". While Aliceton could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Aliceton as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Aliceton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aliceton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |