Welcome to Pellyton ...

Pellyton is located in Adair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pellyton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Pellyton is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pellyton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Pellyton is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Pellyton is located in the (270) area code.

Communities near Pellyton ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Russell Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
  • Russell Springs is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <4>
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Bradfordsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
  • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
• Creston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Casey County
• Dunbar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
  • Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
• Dunnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
  • Dunnville is located in Casey County
• Ella
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Ella is located in Adair County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ella <4>

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 Pellyton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pellyton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pellyton ...

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

Adding Pellyton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pellyton post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pellyton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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