Welcome to Pierce ...

Pierce is located in Green County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierce, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Pierce is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Pierce is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Pierce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Pierce: This one is located in Green County and the other is located in Breckinridge County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 26 communities that are also named Pierce - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pierce ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Cave City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Greensburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Munfordville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Edmonton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Hiseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Exie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
  • Exie is located in Green County
• Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Metcalfe 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 Pierce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierce.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierce ...

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

Adding Pierce to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pierce post office opened in 1886.

We also found Pierce on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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