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Welcome to Clayhole ...

Clayhole is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayhole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Clayhole is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Clayhole: 606

The ZIP code for Clayhole: 41317<3>

Communities near Clayhole ...

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

  • Hazard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hindman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quicksand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
  • Whick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whick is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
  • Stacy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacy is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Chavies
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chavies is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
  • Dice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dice is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
  • Rousseau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayhole ...

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

Adding Clayhole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clayhole post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayhole.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breathitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clayhole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Clayhole). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Clayhole or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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