RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kentucky >> Washington County >> PulliamIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Kentucky

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky





Welcome to Pulliam ...

Pulliam is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pulliam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Pulliam is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pulliam lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Pulliam (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Pulliam: 859

Communities Also Named Pulliam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pulliam - they are located in Colorado and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Pulliam ...

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

  • Bardstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
  • Harrodsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • Taylorsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Loretto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
  • Mackville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pulliam ...

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

Adding Pulliam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pulliam post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pulliam.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pulliam - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025