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Welcome to Mammoth Cave ...

Mammoth Cave is located in Edmonson County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for Mammoth Cave: 270 & 364<3>

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.

  • Glasgow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Horse Cave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Munfordville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Smiths Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Bonnieville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hiseville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hiseville is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville

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 (so far) for Mammoth Cave was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mammoth Cave post office opened in 1842.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mammoth Cave.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Edmonson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mammoth Cave - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Mammoth Cave area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Mammoth Cave area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mammoth Cave). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mammoth Cave or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/