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Welcome to Confederate ...

Confederate is located in Lyon County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Confederate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Confederate is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Confederate is located in the (270) area code.

Communities near Confederate ...

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

  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cadiz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
  • Eddyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvert City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Kuttawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fredonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grand Rivers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
    • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
  • Dycusburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
    • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
  • Dulaney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dulaney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
    • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
  • Trigg Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
    • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg 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 Confederate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Confederate.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Confederate ...

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

Adding Confederate to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Confederate post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Confederate.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Confederate. 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 Lyon, 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 Confederate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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