Welcome to Napoleon ...

Napoleon is located in Gallatin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Napoleon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Napoleon is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Napoleon: (859)

Communities Also Named Napoleon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Napoleon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Napoleon ...

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

• Florence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Elsmere
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
• Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Walton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Williamstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Crittenden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crittenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
  • Crittenden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <4>
• Dry Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <4>
• Rising Sun
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
• Warsaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <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 Napoleon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Napoleon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napoleon ...

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

Adding Napoleon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Napoleon post office opened in 1841.

We also found Napoleon in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napoleon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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