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Welcome to Allensville ...

Allensville is located in Clark County<1>.

Allensville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Allensville and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Allensville: 859

Communities Also Named Allensville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Allensville: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Todd County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 9 communities that are also named Allensville - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Allensville ...

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

  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Sterling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Camargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Ravenna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allensville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allensville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.