Welcome to Gest ...

Gest is located in Henry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gest is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Gest: (502)

Communities Also Named Gest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gest - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Gest ...

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

• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Eminence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Owenton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <4>
• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Pleasureville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Campbellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Sadieville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Sparta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Sanders
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Sanders is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <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 Gest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gest ...

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

Adding Gest to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gest post office opened in 1882.

We also found Gest in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/

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