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Welcome to Amandaville ...

Amandaville is located in Cumberland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Amandaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Amandaville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Amandaville lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Amandaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Amandaville - they are located in Georgia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Amandaville ...

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

  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Russell Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
  • Edmonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
    • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
  • Burkesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
    • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
  • Cundiff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
    • Cundiff is located in Adair County
  • Inroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
    • Inroad is located in Adair County
  • Chance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
    • Chance is located in Adair County
  • Dougan Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
    • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland 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 Amandaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amandaville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amandaville ...

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

Adding Amandaville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Amandaville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Amandaville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amandaville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amandaville. 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 Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Amandaville - 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/









 

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