Welcome to Powder Mill ...

Powder Mill is located in Hart County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powder Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Powder Mill: Powder Ml. (or less commonly used: Powder Mll.)

Powder Mill is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Powder Mill lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Powder Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Powder Mill - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Powder Mill ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
• Hodgenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
  • Hodgenville is located in Larue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
• Cave City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Greensburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Munfordville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Upton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Sonora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Bonnieville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Hiseville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville 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 Powder Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powder Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powder Mill ...

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

Adding Powder Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powder Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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