Welcome to Hootentown ...

Hootentown is located in Clark County<1>.

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

Hootentown is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Hootentown and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hootentown lies within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Hootentown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hootentown - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Hootentown ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Nicholasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Winchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Paris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• North Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Keene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Blue Grass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Madison County
• Pine Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Clark County
• Redhouse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
  • Redhouse is located in Madison 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 Hootentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hootentown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hootentown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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