Welcome to Masonville ...

Masonville is located in Daviess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Masonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Masonville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Masonville lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Masonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Masonville: This one is located in Daviess County and the other is located in Christian County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 14 communities that are also named Masonville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ontario, Quebec, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Masonville ...

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

• Owensboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Rockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Livermore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Calhoun
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Grandview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Whitesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
• Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <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 Masonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Masonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Masonville ...

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

Adding Masonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Masonville post office opened in 1842.

We also found Masonville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Masonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

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