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Welcome to Cardwell ...

Cardwell is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cardwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Cardwell is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Cardwell (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Cardwell: 859

Communities Also Named Cardwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Cardwell - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cardwell ...

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

  • Danville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrodsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Burgin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Willisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mackville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Seaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Seaville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cardwell ...

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

Adding Cardwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cardwell 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 Cardwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cardwell post office opened in 1886. The Cardwell post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cardwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cardwell - 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.
<4>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/