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Welcome to Constance ...

Constance is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Constance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Constance is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Constance: 859

Communities Also Named Constance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Constance - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Constance ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Constance ...

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

Adding Constance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Constance post office opened in 1855.

We also found Constance in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Constance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Constance - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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