Welcome to Lair ...
Lair is located in Harrison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Lair is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lair lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lair: 859
Communities near Lair ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lair.
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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>
- Cynthiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <4>
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
- North Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Sadieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Mount Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olivet
- Mount Olivet is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olivet <4>
- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
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 Lair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lair.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lair. 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 Lair.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lair. See our Newspapers Page for Lair.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lair ...
Looking for more information about Lair? 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 Lair, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lair.
Adding Lair to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lair 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 Lair was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Lair post office opened in 1882.
We also found Lair in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lair.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |