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Welcome to Broad Bottom ...

Broad Bottom is located in Pike County<1>.


The location of Broad Bottom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Broad Bottom is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Broad Bottom: (606)

Communities near Broad Bottom ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prestonsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
    • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
  • Williamson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
  • Wheelwright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • 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 <4>
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
  • Grethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
    • Grethel is located in Floyd County
  • Osborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Floyd County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Bottom ...

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

Adding Broad Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broad Bottom 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 Broad Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Broad Bottom post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broad Bottom.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broad Bottom. 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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Bottom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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