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Welcome to Saint Francis ...

Saint Francis is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Francis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Francis: St. Francis

Saint Francis is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Saint Francis: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Saint Francis: 40062<4>

Communities Also Named Saint Francis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Saint Francis - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Kansas (3), Maine, Minnesota (3), Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint Francis ...

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

  • Bardstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hodgenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bradfordsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Mary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Raywick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burkes Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
  • Gandertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gandertown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Francis ...

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

Adding Saint Francis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Francis 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 (so far) for Saint Francis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saint Francis post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Francis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Francis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Francis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Francis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saint Francis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Francis or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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