Welcome to Soldier ...

Soldier is located in Carter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soldier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Soldier is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Soldier: (606)

The ZIP code for Soldier: 41173<4>

Communities Also Named Soldier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Soldier - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Soldier ...

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

• Morehead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <5>
• Grayson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <5>
• Olive Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <5>
• Sandy Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <5>
• Salt Lick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <5>
• Lakeview Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Lawton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Carter County
• Elliottville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
  • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
• Ault
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Elliott County
• Emerson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Lewis 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 Soldier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Soldier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soldier ...

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

Adding Soldier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Soldier post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soldier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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