Welcome to Kiserton ...

Kiserton is located in Bourbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiserton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Kiserton is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kiserton: 859

Communities near Kiserton ...

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

• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Georgetown
  • From Kiserton to Georgetown
• Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paris
  • From Kiserton to Paris
• Cynthiana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cynthiana
  • From Kiserton to Cynthiana
• Carlisle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
• Millersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <3>
• North Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Middletown
  • From Kiserton to North Middletown
• Sadieville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Sharpsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Berry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Berry is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Hooktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooktown is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hooktown
  • From Kiserton to Hooktown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiserton ...

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

Adding Kiserton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kiserton 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 Kiserton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kiserton post office opened in 1890. The Kiserton post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiserton.