Welcome to Napier ...

Napier is located in Leslie County<1>.

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

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

Napier is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Napier is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Napier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Napier - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Napier ...

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

• Hazard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <4>
• Cumberland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Harlan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Evarts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Loyall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Benham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Benham is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <4>
• Hyden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
  • Hyden is located in Leslie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <4>
• Wallins Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
  • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
• Blackey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
  • Blackey is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
• Saint Charles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 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 Napier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Napier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napier ...

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

Adding Napier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Napier post office opened in 1902.

We also found Napier on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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