Welcome to Myers ...

Myers is located in Nicholas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Myers is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Myers lies within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Myers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Myers - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Myers ...

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

• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Cynthiana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Owingsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County
• Millersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• North Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Sharpsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 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 Myers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Myers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myers ...

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

Adding Myers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myers 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 Myers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Myers post office opened in 1882.

We also found Myers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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