Welcome to Ayers ...
Ayers is located in Whitley County.
Ayers is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Ayers lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ayers (for example, toward Byrdstown (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Ayers is located in the (606) area code.
Communities near Ayers ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are going to drive.<2>.
| Community | 2017<3> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Emlyn [Map] | --- | NE | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Fairview [Map] | --- | E | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Liberty [Map] | --- | N | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| Williamsburg [Map] | 5,280 | NE | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Elk Valley (TN) [Map] | --- | S | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
| Fincastle (TN) [Map] | --- | SE | 18 miles [29 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Ayers.
Communities Also Named Ayers ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ayers - they are located in Florida, Illinois (3), Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ayers.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ayers. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ayers. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ayers.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ayers:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayers ...
Looking for more information about Ayers? 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.
Looking for more information about Ayers? 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 Ayers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ayers.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ayers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ayers) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Ayers. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Ayers Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ayers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6308, Longitude: -84.2289 [Map]. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ayers. |