Welcome to Hare ...

Hare is located in Leslie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hare: animal

Hare is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hare (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hare: 606

Communities Also Named Hare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Hare: This one is located in Leslie County and the other is located in Laurel County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 6 communities that are also named Hare - they are located in North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Hare ...

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

• London
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
• Corbin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Brodhead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <3>
• McKee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <3>
• Annville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
• Livingston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Pittsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
• Greenmount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Maplesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hare ...

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