Welcome to Hydro ...
Hydro is located in Warren County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hydro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Hydro is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hydro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hydro: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Hydro ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hydro - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hydro.
Communities near Hydro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hydro.
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smiths Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Plum Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 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 Hydro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hydro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hydro. 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 Hydro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hydro. See our Newspapers Page for Hydro.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hydro ...
Looking for more information about Hydro? 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 Hydro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hydro.
Adding Hydro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hydro 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 Hydro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hydro post office opened in 1890.
We also found Hydro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hydro.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hydro - 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 Hydro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Hydro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |