Welcome to Solway ...

Solway is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Solway is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Solway is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Solway is within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Solway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Solway - they are located in Minnesota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Solway ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Radcliff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
• Leitchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Vine Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Irvington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Clarkson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Upton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 east)
  • 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>
• Constantine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Breckinridge 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 Solway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solway ...

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

Adding Solway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solway 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 Solway was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Solway in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Solway post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/

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