Welcome to Snap ...

Snap is located in Grayson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Snap is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Snap: (270)

Communities Also Named Snap ...

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

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

Communities near Snap ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Munfordville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Clarkson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Brownsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Upton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Caneyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Sonora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Bonnieville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Dogcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
  • Dogcreek is located in Hart County
• Cub Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
  • Cub Run is located in Hart County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cub Run <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 Snap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snap ...

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

Adding Snap to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Snap post office opened in 1895.

We also found Snap on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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