Welcome to Cundiff ...
Cundiff is located in Adair County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cundiff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
Cundiff is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cundiff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Cundiff (for example, toward Burnside), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Cundiff: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Cundiff ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cundiff - they are located in Kansas and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cundiff.
Communities near Cundiff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cundiff.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
- Chance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montpelier
- From Cundiff to Montpelier
- Bakerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland 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 Cundiff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cundiff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cundiff. 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 Cundiff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cundiff. See our Newspapers Page for Cundiff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cundiff ...
Looking for more information about Cundiff? 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 Cundiff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cundiff.
Adding Cundiff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cundiff 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 Cundiff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Cundiff post office opened in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cundiff.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cundiff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Cundiff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Cundiff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |