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Welcome to Mammoth Cave ...Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County<1>. The location of Mammoth Cave has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Mammoth Cave, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842. Mammoth Cave is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Mammoth Cave lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Mammoth Cave (for example, toward Campbellsville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The area code for Mammoth Cave: (270) The ZIP code for Mammoth Cave: 42259<4> Communities near Mammoth Cave ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mammoth Cave.
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 Mammoth Cave. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mammoth Cave. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mammoth Cave. 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 Mammoth Cave. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mammoth Cave. See our Newspapers Page for Mammoth Cave. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mammoth Cave ...Looking for more information about Mammoth Cave? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Mammoth Cave, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mammoth Cave. Adding Mammoth Cave to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mammoth Cave 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 Mammoth Cave was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Mammoth Cave in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Mammoth Cave. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mammoth Cave. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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