Welcome to South ...

South is located in Grayson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

South is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

South is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named South ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named South - they are located in Alabama (2), Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey (2), New York, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near South ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Morgantown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Clarkson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Caneyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Woodbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Bee Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring
  • Bee Spring is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Spring <4>
• Huff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Huff is located in Edmonson County
• Kyrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
  • Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
• Lindseyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
  • Lindseyville is located in Edmonson 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 South. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South ...

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

Adding South to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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