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Welcome to Liletown ...

Liletown is located in Green County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Liletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Liletown is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Liletown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Liletown (for example, toward Eubank), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Liletown is located in the (270) area code.

Communities near Liletown ...

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

  • Campbellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
    • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Horse Cave
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Greensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
  • Munfordville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
    • Munfordville is located in Hart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
  • Edmonton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
    • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
  • Hiseville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
    • Hiseville is located in Barren County
  • Keltner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keltner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
    • Keltner is located in Adair County
  • Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Metcalfe County
  • Kemp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Kemp is located in Adair County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liletown ...

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

Adding Liletown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Liletown post office opened in 1877.

We also found Liletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liletown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liletown. 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 Green, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liletown - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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