Welcome to Florress ...

Florress is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florress, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Florress is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Florress and travel west, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Florress is located in the (606) area code.

Communities near Florress ...

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

• West Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Salyersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Dingus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
  • Dingus is located in Morgan County
• Malone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Morgan County
• Elkfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
  • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
• Jeptha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
  • Jeptha is located in Morgan County
• Edna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Magoffin County
• Maggard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
  • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
• Elsie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Magoffin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florress ...

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

Adding Florress to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Florress post office opened in 1901.

We also found Florress on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florress.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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