Welcome to Cleopatra ...

Cleopatra is located in McLean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleopatra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Cleopatra is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cleopatra lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Cleopatra and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Cleopatra: (270)

Communities Also Named Cleopatra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cleopatra - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Cleopatra ...

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

• Owensboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Sebree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <4>
• Livermore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Calhoun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Hanson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
  • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <4>
• Robards
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Robards is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
• Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Sacramento
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Slaughters
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Slaughters is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleopatra ...

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

Adding Cleopatra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cleopatra post office opened in 1880.

We also found Cleopatra in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleopatra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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