Welcome to Apex ...

Apex is located in Christian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Apex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Apex is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Apex: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Apex ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 15 communities that are also named Apex - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oregon.

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

Communities near Apex ...

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

• Hopkinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
• Madisonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Central City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Former names for Central City:
  • Moreheads Horse Mill
  • Stroud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Dawson Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
• Earlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
• Nortonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• White Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Mortons Gap
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>
• Powderly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apex ...

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

Adding Apex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Apex 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 Apex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Apex post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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