Welcome to Major ...

Major is located in Owsley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Major, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Major is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Major is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Major ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Major: This one is located in Owsley County and the other is located in Henderson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 8 communities that are also named Major - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Major ...

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

• Jackson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Beattyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• McKee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Booneville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Owsley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
• Buckhorn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Ricetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
  • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
• Island City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
• Sebastian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
  • Sebastian is located in Owsley 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 Major. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Major.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Major ...

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

Adding Major to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Major post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Major.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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