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Welcome to Blue Moon ...

Blue Moon is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Moon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Blue Moon is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Blue Moon: 606

Communities near Blue Moon ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Prestonsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Coal Run Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hindman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pippa Passes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelwright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Betsy Layne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Moon ...

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

Adding Blue Moon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Moon 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 Blue Moon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Blue Moon post office opened in 1938. The Blue Moon post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Moon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Moon - 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/