Welcome to Limestone ...

Limestone is located in Carter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Limestone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

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

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

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

Limestone is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Limestone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Limestone - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas (4), Maine, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Limestone ...

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

• Morehead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Grayson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Olive Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Lakeview Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Ault
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Elliott County
• Gimlet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
  • Gimlet is located in Elliott County
• Mountain Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
• Counts Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
  • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
• Soldier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
  • Soldier is located in Carter 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 Limestone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Limestone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limestone ...

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

Adding Limestone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Limestone post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Limestone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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