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Welcome to Idle Hour ...

Idle Hour is located in Fayette County<1>.

Idle Hour is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Idle Hour: 859

Communities near Idle Hour ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Versailles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wilmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Keene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Colony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idle Hour ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Idle Hour - 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.