Welcome to Chilton ...

Chilton is located in Casey County<1>.

The location of Chilton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Chilton is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Chilton is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Chilton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Chilton - they are located in Alabama (2), Kansas, Missouri (2), Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Chilton ...

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

• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Stanford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Junction City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Perryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Hustonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
• Bradfordsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
  • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
• Mackville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Butchertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Butchertown is located in Casey County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chilton ...

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

Adding Chilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chilton 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 Chilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chilton post office opened in 1900.

We also found Chilton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chilton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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