Welcome to Ordinary ...

Ordinary is located in Elliott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ordinary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Ordinary is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ordinary: (606)

Communities Also Named Ordinary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ordinary - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Ordinary ...

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

• Morehead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Grayson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Olive Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Lakeview Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Elliottville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
  • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
• Minor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Minor is located in Rowan County
• The Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
  • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
• Bell City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bell City is located in Elliott 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 Ordinary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ordinary.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ordinary ...

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

Adding Ordinary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ordinary post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ordinary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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