Welcome to Raceland ...

The city of Raceland is located in Greenup County<1>.

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

Raceland was established in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raceland has a population of 2,357 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Raceland is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Raceland: (606)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raceland had an population of 2,357 people. This is a decrease of 2.76% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Raceland had a population of 2,424 people (which is 6.57% of the total population of Greenup County). This makes Raceland the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Raceland represents 0.06% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 126th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,424 people, the population of Raceland increased 2.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,355 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Raceland.

Communities Also Named Raceland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raceland - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Raceland ...

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

• Huntington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Ashland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Portsmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <5>
• Grayson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <5>
• South Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <5>
• Kenova
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <5>
• New Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
• Coal Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Catlettsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <5>
• Ceredo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
  • Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raceland ...

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

Adding Raceland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raceland 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 Raceland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Raceland post office opened in 1925.

We also found Raceland on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Kentucky (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raceland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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