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Welcome to Dewdrop ...

Dewdrop is located in Elliott County<1>.

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

Dewdrop is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dewdrop: 606

Communities Also Named Dewdrop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dewdrop - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Dewdrop ...

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

  • Morehead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grayson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Olive Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • The Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for The Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
    • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
  • Ault
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
    • Ault is located in Elliott County
  • Gimlet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
    • Gimlet is located in Elliott 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 Dewdrop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dewdrop.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dewdrop ...

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

Adding Dewdrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dewdrop 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 Dewdrop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dewdrop.

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 Dewdrop - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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