Welcome to Crockettsville ...

Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crockettsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Crockettsville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crockettsville is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Crockettsville ...

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

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

Communities near Crockettsville ...

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

• Hazard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <4>
• Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Beattyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
• Hyden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
  • Hyden is located in Leslie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <4>
• Booneville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Buckhorn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Gays Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
  • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
• Whick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
  • Whick is located in Breathitt County
• Chavies
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
  • Chavies is located in Perry County
• Copebranch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
  • Copebranch is located in Breathitt 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 Crockettsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crockettsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crockettsville ...

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

Adding Crockettsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crockettsville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Crockettsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crockettsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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