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Welcome to Aflex ...

Aflex is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aflex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Aflex is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Aflex: 606

Communities near Aflex ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan is located in Logan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
  • Delbarton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Matewan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Huddy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Huddy is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
  • Buskirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buskirk is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
  • Canada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Aflex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aflex.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aflex ...

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

Adding Aflex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aflex 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 (so far) for Aflex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Aflex post office opened in 1916. The Aflex post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aflex.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aflex - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/