Welcome to Limp ...

Limp is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Limp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Limp is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Limp is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Limp is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Limp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Limp - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Limp ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Leitchfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Vine Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Clarkson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Upton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Caneyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Sonora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Big Clifty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
  • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
• Hudson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Breckinridge 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 Limp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Limp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limp ...

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

Adding Limp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Limp post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Limp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/

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