Welcome to Roaring Spring ...

Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roaring Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Roaring Spring: Roaring Spg. (or less commonly used: Roaring Spng. or Roaring Sprng.)

Roaring Spring is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Roaring Spring lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Roaring Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roaring Spring - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Roaring Spring ...

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

• Hopkinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
• Oak Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Louise Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
  • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
• Cadiz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Dover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former name for Dover:
  • Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Pembroke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• LaFayette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <4>
• Bennettstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
  • Bennettstown is located in Christian County
• Caledonia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Trigg County
• Newstead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
  • Newstead is located in Christian 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 Roaring Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roaring Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Spring ...

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

Adding Roaring Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Roaring Spring post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roaring Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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