Welcome to Randolph ...

Randolph is located in Metcalfe County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Randolph, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Randolph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Randolph is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Randolph: (270)

Communities Also Named Randolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Randolph - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Randolph ...

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

• Glasgow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Tompkinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
  • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
• Edmonton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Cedar Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
  • Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
• Eighty Eight
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
  • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
• Slick Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Slick Rock is located in Barren County
• Summer Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Shade
  • Summer Shade is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summer Shade <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 Randolph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Randolph.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Randolph ...

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

Adding Randolph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Randolph 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 Randolph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Randolph post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Randolph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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