Welcome to Hanging Rock ...
Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County<1>.
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The location of Hanging Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
Hanging Rock is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hanging Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Hanging Rock (for example, toward Sonora), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Hanging Rock: 270 & 364<4>
Communities Also Named Hanging Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hanging Rock - they are located in Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hanging Rock.
Communities near Hanging Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanging Rock.
- Leitchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <5>
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
- Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <5>
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <5>
- Caneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <5>
- Duff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Horn Back Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Hardin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Indian Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- McDaniels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDaniels <5>
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 Hanging Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanging Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanging Rock. 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 Hanging Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanging Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Hanging Rock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanging Rock ...
Looking for more information about Hanging Rock? 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 Hanging Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hanging Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanging Rock. 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 Grayson, 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 Hanging Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Hanging Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Hanging Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |