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Welcome to Culver ...

Culver is located in Elliott County<1>.

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

Culver is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Culver: 606

Communities Also Named Culver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Culver - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Culver.

Communities near Culver ...

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

  • Grayson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Hook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mazie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
  • Skaggs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
  • Keaton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Keaton is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
  • Martha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Martha is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Newfoundland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Culver ...

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

Adding Culver to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Culver.

Footnotes ...

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