Welcome to Trout ...

Trout is located in Trimble County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trout, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Trout is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Trout is within the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Trout ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Trout - they are located in Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Trout ...

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

• Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• La Grange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Charlestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Carrollton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Vevay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <4>
• Goshen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Milton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Trimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trout ...

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

Adding Trout to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trout post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trout.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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