Welcome to Hatcher ...
Hatcher is located in Taylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatcher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Hatcher is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hatcher lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Hatcher is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Hatcher: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Hatcher ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hatcher - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hatcher.
Communities near Hatcher ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hatcher.
- Campbellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <5>
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
- Bradfordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
- Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <5>
- Saint Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Saint Mary is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <5>
- Raywick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
- Raywick is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <5>
- Elk Horn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
- Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <5>
- Roachville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Roachville is located in Green County
- Bengal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Bengal is located in Taylor 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 Hatcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatcher.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hatcher. 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 Hatcher.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatcher. See our Newspapers Page for Hatcher.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hatcher ...
Looking for more information about Hatcher? 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 Hatcher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hatcher.
Adding Hatcher to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hatcher 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 Hatcher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hatcher post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatcher.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hatcher. 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 Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatcher - 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 Hatcher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Hatcher 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/ |