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Welcome to Hopkinsville ...

Hopkinsville is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hopkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Hopkinsville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hopkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hopkinsville - they are located in Kentucky and Missouri.

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

Communities near Hopkinsville ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
  • Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Springboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <3>
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hopkinsville ...

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

Adding Hopkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hopkinsville post office opened in 1820.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopkinsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hopkinsville - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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