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Welcome to Headquarters ...

Headquarters is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Headquarters, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Headquarters is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Headquarters: 859

Communities Also Named Headquarters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Headquarters - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Idaho, Nebraska and Washington.

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

Communities near Headquarters ...

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

  • Paris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Cynthiana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carlisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Mount Olivet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Berry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Berry is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Ewing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ewing is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Sardis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 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 Headquarters. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Headquarters.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Headquarters ...

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

Adding Headquarters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Headquarters 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 (so far) for Headquarters was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Headquarters.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Headquarters - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.