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Welcome to Little Rock ...

Little Rock is located in Estill County<1>.

Little Rock is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Little Rock: 606

Communities Also Named Little Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Little Rock: This one is located in Estill County and the other is located in Bourbon County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 15 communities that are also named Little Rock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Little Rock ...

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

  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Berea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Stanton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Witt Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Witt Springs is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
  • Bybee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bybee is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Locust Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Branch is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Rock ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Rock - 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.