| Official Name: | Patesville, Kentucky |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Patesville |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hancock |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 489 |
| Coordinates: | 37.782°N -86.7189°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 42363 |
| Area Code: | 270 & 364 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 508779 |
Patesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, Kentucky United States. The community is centered around the intersection Kentucky Route 144 and Kentucky Route 1700.
Patesville had a post office established in 1813. During the civil war there was a battle between Union troops led by John Clark and Confederate guerrillas led by Sue Mundy, Henry Magruder, and Bill Davison. At its largest, in the 1890s, the town had several general stores, a blacksmith, sawmill, hotel, drugstore, a hat maker, and an undertaker.[1] The post office closed on June 17, 1966.[2]