Welcome to Defoe ...

Defoe is primarily located in Henry County<1>. A portion of Defoe extends into Shelby County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Defoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Defoe is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Defoe lies within the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Defoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Defoe - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Defoe ...

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

• Frankfort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shelbyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• La Grange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Simpsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Eminence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Owenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <4>
• New Castle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Pleasureville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Worthville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Worthville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 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 Defoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Defoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Defoe ...

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

Adding Defoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Defoe post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Defoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/

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