Welcome to Onton ...
Onton is located in Webster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Onton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Onton is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Onton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Onton: 270 & 364<3>
Communities near Onton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Onton.
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
- Sebree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Sebree is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sebree
- From Onton to Sebree
- Earlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
- Earlington is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Earlington
- From Onton to Earlington
- Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <5>
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Calhoun
- From Onton to Calhoun
- Hanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <5>
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <5>
- Robards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Robards is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <5>
- Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
- Island is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Island
- From Onton to Island
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 Onton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Onton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Onton. 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 Onton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Onton. See our Newspapers Page for Onton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Onton ...
Looking for more information about Onton? 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 Onton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Onton.
Adding Onton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Onton 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 Onton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Onton post office opened in 1882.
We also found Onton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Onton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Onton. 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 Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Onton - 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 Onton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Onton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |