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Welcome to Millerstown ...

Millerstown is located in Grayson County<1>.


The location of Millerstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Millerstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Millerstown is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Millerstown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Millerstown (for example, toward Upton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Millerstown is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Millerstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Millerstown - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania (5).

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

Communities near Millerstown ...

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

  • Leitchfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hodgenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Horse Cave
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Munfordville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
    • Munfordville is located in Hart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
  • Clarkson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Upton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
  • Sonora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
    • Sonora is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
  • Bonnieville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
    • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
  • Flint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
  • Higdon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
    • Higdon is located in Grayson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millerstown ...

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

Adding Millerstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millerstown 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 Millerstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Millerstown post office opened in 1828.

We also found Millerstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millerstown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millerstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millerstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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