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Welcome to Lotus ...

Lotus is located in Bullitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lotus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Lotus is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lotus (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lotus: 502

Communities Also Named Lotus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lotus - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Ontario (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Lotus ...

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

  • Jeffersontown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mount Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bardstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Pioneer Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
  • Lebanon Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylorsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Buechel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Buechel is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buechel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Hebron Estates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 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 Lotus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lotus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lotus ...

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

Adding Lotus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lotus 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 (so far) for Lotus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lotus post office opened in 1902. The Lotus post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lotus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bullitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lotus - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/