Welcome to Seventy Six ...

Seventy Six is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seventy Six, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Seventy Six is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Seventy Six lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Seventy Six (for example, toward Monticello), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Seventy Six: (606)

Communities near Seventy Six ...

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

• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Thompsons Store
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• Russell Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
  • Russell Springs is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <4>
• Albany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Jamestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Burkesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
  • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
• Byrdstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
  • Byrdstown is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <4>
• Cumberland City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
  • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
• Browns Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
  • Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
• Long Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Long Bottom is located in Russell 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 Seventy Six. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seventy Six.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seventy Six ...

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

Adding Seventy Six to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seventy Six post office opened in 1834.

We also found Seventy Six in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seventy Six.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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