Welcome to Roundstone ...

Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roundstone, 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.

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

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

Note: If you leave Roundstone and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Roundstone is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Roundstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roundstone - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Roundstone ...

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

• Berea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Brodhead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• McKee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Livingston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Disputanta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
  • Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
• Climax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
• Orlando
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Rockcastle 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 Roundstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roundstone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roundstone ...

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

Adding Roundstone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roundstone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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