Welcome to Lecta ...

Lecta is located in Barren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lecta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lecta is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lecta (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Lecta: (270)

Communities Also Named Lecta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lecta - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

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

Communities near Lecta ...

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

• Glasgow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Munfordville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Edmonton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Smiths Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
  • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
• Park City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Hiseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Kino
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
  • Kino is located in Barren County
• Eighty Eight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
  • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County

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 Lecta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lecta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lecta ...

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

Adding Lecta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lecta post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lecta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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