Welcome to Connersville ...

Connersville is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Connersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Connersville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Connersville is located in the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Connersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Connersville - they are located in Florida (2), Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Connersville ...

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

• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Paris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Cynthiana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <4>
• Williamstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Sadieville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Berry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Corinth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Renaker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renaker
  • Renaker is located in Harrison 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 Connersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Connersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Connersville ...

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

Adding Connersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Connersville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Connersville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Connersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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