Welcome to Badger ...
Badger is located in Taylor County<1>.
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The location of Badger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Badger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Badger is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Badger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Badger is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Badger: 270 & 364<4>
Communities Also Named Badger ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Badger - they are located in Alaska, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Minnesota (2), Nebraska (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, South Dakota, Texas, Washington (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Badger.
Communities near Badger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Badger.
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <5>
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Hodgenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
- Hodgenville is located in Larue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <5>
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Nelson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
- Loretto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <5>
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Saint Mary is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <5>
- Raywick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
- Raywick is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <5>
- Allendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Stiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Badger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Badger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Badger. 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 Badger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Badger. See our Newspapers Page for Badger.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Badger ...
Looking for more information about Badger? 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 Badger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Badger.
Adding Badger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Badger 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 Badger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Badger post office opened in 1899.
We also found Badger on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Badger.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Badger. 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 Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 Badger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Badger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Badger area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |