Welcome to Philpot ...

Philpot is located in Daviess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Philpot, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Philpot is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Philpot (for example, toward Vine Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Philpot: (270)

The ZIP code for Philpot: 42366<4>

Communities near Philpot ...

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

• Owensboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <5>
• Tell City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <5>
• Rockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
• Lewisport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <5>
• Cannelton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <5>
• Livermore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Hawesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <5>
• Calhoun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Grandview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <5>
• Whitesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philpot ...

Looking for more information about Philpot? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Philpot, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Philpot.

Adding Philpot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Philpot 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 Philpot was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Philpot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

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