Welcome to Letitia ...

Letitia is located in Greenup County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Letitia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Letitia is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Letitia is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Letitia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Letitia - they are located in Kansas (2), North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Letitia ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Ironton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Russell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Raceland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• New Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Worthington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
• Vanceburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Greenup
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• South Shore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <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 Letitia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Letitia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Letitia ...

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

Adding Letitia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Letitia post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Letitia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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