Welcome to Limeville ...

Limeville is located in Greenup County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Limeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Limeville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Limeville is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Limeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Limeville - they are located in Arkansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Limeville ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Ironton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Russell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Raceland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• New Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Coal Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Worthington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
• Greenup
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• South Shore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <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 Limeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Limeville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limeville ...

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

Adding Limeville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Limeville post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Limeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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