Welcome to Pinchem ...

Pinchem is located in Todd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinchem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Pinchem is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pinchem: (270)

Communities Also Named Pinchem ...

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

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

Communities near Pinchem ...

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

• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Hopkinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Russellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Louise Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
  • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
• Elkton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Guthrie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
• Wingate West
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
  • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
• Adairville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adairville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairville
  • Adairville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairville <4>
• Pembroke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <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 Pinchem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinchem.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinchem ...

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

Adding Pinchem to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pinchem post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinchem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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