Welcome to Railton ...

Railton is located in Barren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Railton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Railton is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Railton: (270)

Communities Also Named Railton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Railton - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Railton ...

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

• Bowling Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
  • Former names for Bowling Green:
  • Bolin Green
  • McFadden's Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Glasgow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Scottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Cave City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Brownsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Smiths Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
  • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
• Park City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Plum Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
  • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
• Hiseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Railton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Railton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Railton ...

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

Adding Railton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Railton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Railton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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