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Welcome to Desda ...

Desda is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Desda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Desda is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Desda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Desda (for example, toward Monticello), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Desda: 606

Communities near Desda ...

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

  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Russell Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burkesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Byrdstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Long Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Bakerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desda ...

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

Adding Desda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Desda post office opened in 1895. The Desda post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Desda.

Footnotes ...

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