Welcome to Patrick ...
Patrick is located in Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Patrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Patrick is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Patrick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Patrick, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Patrick: 606
Communities Also Named Patrick ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Patrick - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Wyoming (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Patrick.
Communities near Patrick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Patrick.
- Paintsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prestonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
- Louisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Inez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inez
- From Patrick to Inez
- Kermit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
- Warfield is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Patrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patrick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Patrick. 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 Patrick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Patrick. See our Newspapers Page for Patrick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patrick ...
Looking for more information about Patrick? 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 Patrick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Patrick.
Adding Patrick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Patrick 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 Patrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Patrick post office opened in 1898.
We also found Patrick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Patrick.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |