Welcome to Daniel Boone ...
Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Daniel Boone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Daniel Boone is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Daniel Boone lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Daniel Boone: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Daniel Boone ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Daniel Boone - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Daniel Boone.
Communities near Daniel Boone ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Daniel Boone.
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Dawson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
- Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <5>
- Earlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
- Earlington is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <5>
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <5>
- Mortons Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
- Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <5>
- Powderly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <5>
- Hanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Crofton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Crofton is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <5>
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
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 Daniel Boone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Daniel Boone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Daniel Boone. 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 Daniel Boone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Daniel Boone. See our Newspapers Page for Daniel Boone.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daniel Boone ...
Looking for more information about Daniel Boone? 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 Daniel Boone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Daniel Boone.
Adding Daniel Boone to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Daniel Boone 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 Daniel Boone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Daniel Boone post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Daniel Boone.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Daniel Boone. 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 Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Daniel Boone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Daniel Boone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Daniel Boone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |