Welcome to Hylton ...

Hylton is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hylton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Hylton is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hylton is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Hylton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hylton - they are located in Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hylton ...

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

• Pikeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Jenkins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Whitesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Clintwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Pound
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Elkhorn City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
• Fleming - Neon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Wheelwright
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Haysi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <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 Hylton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hylton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hylton ...

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

Adding Hylton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hylton post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hylton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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