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Welcome to Decoy ...

Decoy is located in Knott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decoy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Decoy is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Decoy: 606

Communities Also Named Decoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Decoy - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Decoy ...

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

  • Hazard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Salyersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hindman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pippa Passes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
  • Wayland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Vest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vest
    • Vest is located in Knott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vest <3>
  • Ary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ary
    • Ary is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ary <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decoy ...

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

Adding Decoy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Decoy post office opened in 1904.

We also found Decoy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Decoy - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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