Welcome to Permon ...

Permon is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Permon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Permon is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Permon is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities near Permon ...

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

• Corbin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <4>
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Barbourville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Jellico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <4>
• Pineville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Louden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
  • Louden is located in Whitley County
• Artemus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artemus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
  • Artemus is located in Knox County
• Heidrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
  • Heidrick is located in Knox County
• Rockholds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
  • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
• Siler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
  • Siler is located in Whitley 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 Permon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Permon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Permon ...

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

Adding Permon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Permon post office opened in 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Permon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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