Welcome to Christy ...
Christy is located in Rowan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Christy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Christy is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Christy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Christy, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Christy: 606
Communities Also Named Christy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Christy - they are located in Missouri and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Christy.
Communities near Christy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Christy.
- Owingsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Olive Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Haldeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haldeman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Elliottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Farmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Soldier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Soldier is located in Carter County
- Jacobs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Jacobs is located in Carter 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 Christy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Christy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Christy. 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 Christy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Christy. See our Newspapers Page for Christy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christy ...
Looking for more information about Christy? 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 Christy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Christy.
Adding Christy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Christy 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 Christy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Christy post office opened in 1899.
We also found Christy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Christy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Christy - 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/ |