Welcome to Little Texas ...
Little Texas is located in Fayette County<1>.
Little Texas is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Little Texas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Little Texas: 859
Communities Also Named Little Texas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Little Texas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Texas.
Communities near Little Texas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Texas.
- Lexington - Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Nicholasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
- Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stamping Ground
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
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 Texas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Texas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Texas. 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 Texas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Texas. See our Newspapers Page for Little Texas.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Texas ...
Looking for more information about Little Texas? 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 Texas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Texas.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Texas - 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. |