Welcome to Skilesville ...

Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skilesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Skilesville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Skilesville: (270)

Communities near Skilesville ...

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

• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Beaver Dam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Hartford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Morgantown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Lewisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Powderly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Drakesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
  • Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <4>
• Centertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• McHenry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people

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 Skilesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skilesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skilesville ...

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

Adding Skilesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Skilesville post office opened in 1878.

We also found Skilesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skilesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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