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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Laurel County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Barbourville is located in Knox County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Clay County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Urban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Woollum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Brightshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brightshade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 for Bluehole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bluehole post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluehole.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bluehole. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bluehole - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |