Welcome to Levee ...

Levee is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Levee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Levee is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Levee: (859)

Communities Also Named Levee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Levee - they are located in California, New Mexico and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Levee ...

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

• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Mount Sterling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Stanton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Irvine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Owingsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Clay City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• North Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Ravenna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
• Frenchburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <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 Levee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Levee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levee ...

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

Adding Levee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Levee 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 Levee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Levee post office opened in 1850.

We also found Levee in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Levee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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