Welcome to Sweeneyville ...
Sweeneyville is located in Taylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweeneyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Sweeneyville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sweeneyville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Sweeneyville, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Sweeneyville: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Sweeneyville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sweeneyville - it's located in New Brunswick.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweeneyville.
Communities near Sweeneyville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sweeneyville.
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <5>
- Bradfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
- Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <5>
- Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Saint Mary is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <5>
- Raywick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
- Raywick is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <5>
- Saloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Elk Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
- Elk Horn is located in Taylor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <5>
- Roachville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachville
- Roachville is located in Green 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 Sweeneyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweeneyville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sweeneyville. 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 Sweeneyville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweeneyville. See our Newspapers Page for Sweeneyville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweeneyville ...
Looking for more information about Sweeneyville? 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 Sweeneyville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sweeneyville.
Adding Sweeneyville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sweeneyville 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 Sweeneyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Sweeneyville post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweeneyville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweeneyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sweeneyville - 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 Sweeneyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Sweeneyville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |