Welcome to Tousey ...

Tousey is located in Grayson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tousey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Tousey is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Tousey: (270)

Communities near Tousey ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Beaver Dam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Hartford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Clarkson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Caneyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Fordsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
• Spring Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
  • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
• Falls-of-Rough
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
  • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <4>
• Duff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
  • Duff is located in Grayson 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 Tousey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tousey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tousey ...

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

Adding Tousey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tousey post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tousey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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