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Welcome to Cobhill ...

Cobhill is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cobhill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Cobhill is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cobhill: 606

Communities near Cobhill ...

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

  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camargo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frenchburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Campton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cobhill ...

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

Adding Cobhill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cobhill post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cobhill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cobhill - 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/