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Welcome to Closplint ...

Closplint is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Closplint, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Closplint is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Closplint: 606

The ZIP code for Closplint: 40927<3>

Communities near Closplint ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lynch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Closplint ...

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

Adding Closplint to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Closplint post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Closplint.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Closplint - 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 Closplint). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Closplint 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/