Welcome to Tunnel Hills ...

Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunnel Hills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tunnel Hills is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Tunnel Hills (for example, toward Hardinsburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Tunnel Hills: (270)

Communities near Tunnel Hills ...

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

• Radcliff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
• Shepherdsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
  • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <4>
• Vine Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <4>
• Hodgenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
  • Hodgenville is located in Larue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
• Lebanon Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
  • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <4>
• Muldraugh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
• New Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• West Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Upton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Sonora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunnel Hills ...

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

Adding Tunnel Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunnel Hills 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 Tunnel Hills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Tunnel Hills on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunnel Hills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/

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