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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)
  • Madisonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Central City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • 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)
  • Dawson Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Earlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nortonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • White Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mortons Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Powderly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Apex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Apex post office opened in 1902. The Apex post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apex.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apex - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Apex area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Apex area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/