Welcome to Dewdrop ...

Dewdrop is located in Elliott County<1>.

The location of Dewdrop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Dewdrop is located in the (606) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Grayson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Olive Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• The Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dewdrop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/