Welcome to Hubble ...

Hubble is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hubble, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hubble is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Hubble and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hubble is located in the (606) area code.

Communities near Hubble ...

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

• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
• Wilmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Lancaster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Stanford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Junction City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Brodhead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Burgin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• Perryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <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 Hubble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hubble.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hubble ...

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

Adding Hubble to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hubble post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hubble.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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