Welcome to White Sulphur ...

White Sulphur is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Sulphur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

White Sulphur is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

White Sulphur is within the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named White Sulphur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named White Sulphur: This one is located in Scott County and the other is located in Caldwell County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 5 communities that are also named White Sulphur - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near White Sulphur ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Frankfort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Midway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Sadieville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Monterey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
• Keene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <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 White Sulphur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Sulphur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Sulphur ...

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

Adding White Sulphur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Sulphur post office opened in 1838.

We also found White Sulphur in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Sulphur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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