Welcome to Botland ...

Botland is located in Nelson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Botland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Botland is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Botland (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Botland: (502)

Communities near Botland ...

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

• Bardstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
  • Bardstown is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardstown <4>
• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lebanon Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
  • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <4>
• Taylorsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• New Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Loretto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Willisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>
• Mackville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Botland ...

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

Adding Botland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Botland post office opened in 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Botland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncountyky.com

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