Welcome to Linton ...
Linton is located in Trigg County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Linton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.
Linton is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Linton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Linton: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Linton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Linton - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linton.
Communities near Linton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linton.
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cadiz is located in Trigg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <6>
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- LaFayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <6>
- Snider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bumpus Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Mills
- Bumpus Mills is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpus Mills <6>
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Trigg Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg 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 Linton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linton. 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 Linton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linton. See our Newspapers Page for Linton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linton ...
Looking for more information about Linton? 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 Linton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linton.
Adding Linton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Linton 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 Linton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Linton post office opened in 1864.
We also found Linton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Linton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linton. 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 Trigg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Linton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Linton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |