Welcome to Great Crossing ...

Great Crossing is located in Scott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Great Crossing is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Great Crossing: (502)

Communities near Great Crossing ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Paris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Versailles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Midway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Sadieville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Corinth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Keene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <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 Great Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Crossing ...

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

Adding Great Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Crossing 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 Great Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Great Crossing on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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