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Welcome to Trinity ...

Trinity is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trinity, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Trinity is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trinity: 606

Communities Also Named Trinity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Trinity: This one is located in Lewis County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 29 communities that are also named Trinity - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Trinity ...

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

  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemingsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ripley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Aberdeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vanceburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Seaman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Seaman is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <3>
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Washington is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Russellville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people

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 Trinity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trinity.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trinity ...

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

Adding Trinity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trinity 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 (so far) for Trinity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Trinity post office opened in 1897. The Trinity post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trinity.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trinity - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/