Welcome to Access ...

Access is located in Carter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Access, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Access is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Access lies within the (606) area code.

Communities near Access ...

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

• Morehead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Grayson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Olive Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Blaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Grahn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
  • Grahn is located in Carter County
• Newfoundland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
  • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
• Mountain Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
• Ault
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
  • Ault is located in Elliott County
• Counts Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
  • Counts Crossroads is located in Carter 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 Access. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Access.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Access ...

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

Adding Access to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Access post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Access.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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