Welcome to Bluehole ...

Bluehole is located in Clay County<1>.

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

Bluehole is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bluehole: 606

Communities near Bluehole ...

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

• London
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
• Barbourville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <3>
• Manchester
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Annville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
• Bush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bush is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Urban
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Urban is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
• Woollum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woollum is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
• Brightshade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brightshade is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
• Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Sidell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sidell is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluehole ...

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

Adding Bluehole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bluehole post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluehole.