Welcome to Asphalt ...
Asphalt is located in Edmonson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Asphalt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Asphalt is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Asphalt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Asphalt (for example, toward Campbellsville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Asphalt: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Asphalt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Asphalt - it's located in Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asphalt.
Communities near Asphalt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asphalt.
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
- Smiths Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
- Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
- Caneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
- Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Plum Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Asphalt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asphalt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asphalt. 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 Asphalt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asphalt. See our Newspapers Page for Asphalt.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asphalt ...
Looking for more information about Asphalt? 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 Asphalt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asphalt.
Adding Asphalt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Asphalt 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 Asphalt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Asphalt post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Asphalt.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asphalt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Edmonson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asphalt - 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 Asphalt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Asphalt 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |