Welcome to Lookout ...

Lookout is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Lookout is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lookout is located in the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Lookout: 41542<4>

Communities Also Named Lookout ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Lookout - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Idaho (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lookout ...

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

• Pikeville
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Jenkins
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Coal Run Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Pound
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Fleming - Neon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 west)
  • 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 southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Clinchco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <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 Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lookout.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lookout ...

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

Adding Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lookout post office opened in 1877.

We also found Lookout in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lookout.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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