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Welcome to Botto ...

Botto is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Botto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Botto is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Botto: 606

Communities near Botto ...

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

  • Barbourville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brightshade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
  • Garrard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrard is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
  • Hima
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hima is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
  • Ashers Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Big Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Bear Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
  • Eriline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eriline is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Botto ...

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

Adding Botto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Botto post office opened in 1924. The Botto post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Botto.

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 Botto - 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/