Welcome to Litsey ...
Litsey is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Litsey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Litsey is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Litsey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Litsey (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Litsey: 859
Communities near Litsey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Litsey.
- Bardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
- Bradfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
- Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <3>
- Willisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
- Willisburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
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 Litsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Litsey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Litsey. 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 Litsey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Litsey. See our Newspapers Page for Litsey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Litsey ...
Looking for more information about Litsey? 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 Litsey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Litsey.
Adding Litsey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Litsey 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 Litsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Litsey post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Litsey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Litsey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |