Welcome to Daniel Boone ...

Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Daniel Boone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Daniel Boone is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Daniel Boone lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Daniel Boone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Daniel Boone - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Daniel Boone ...

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

• Madisonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Dawson Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
• Earlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
• White Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Mortons Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>
• Powderly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Hanson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
  • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <4>
• Crofton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
• Nebo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 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 Daniel Boone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Daniel Boone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daniel Boone ...

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

Adding Daniel Boone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Daniel Boone post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daniel Boone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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