Welcome to Croakes ...

Croakes is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Croakes is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Croakes: (859)

Communities Also Named Croakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Croakes: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Nelson County.

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

Communities near Croakes ...

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

• Bardstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Saint Mary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <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 Croakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Croakes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croakes ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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