Welcome to Vertrees ...
Although we found mention of Vertrees during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Vertrees was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Vertrees to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vertrees, please Contact Us.
The location of Vertrees has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vertrees, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.
Vertrees is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Vertrees might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Vertrees is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
We believe that Vertrees would be found within the (270) area code.
Communities near Vertrees ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vertrees.
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Muldraugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
- Muldraugh is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
- Clarkson
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Sonora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Ekron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Vertrees. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vertrees.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vertrees. 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 Vertrees.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vertrees. See our Newspapers Page for Vertrees.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vertrees ...
Looking for more information about Vertrees? 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 Vertrees, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vertrees.
Adding Vertrees to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Vertrees 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 Vertrees was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vertrees.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Vertrees and then turned west". While Vertrees could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Vertrees as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Vertrees could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vertrees - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |