Welcome to Fannin ...

Fannin is located in Elliott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fannin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Fannin is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fannin is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Fannin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Fannin: This one is located in Elliott County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Fannin - they are located in Florida, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Fannin ...

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

• Grayson
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Blaine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Newfoundland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
  • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
• Crockett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Morgan County
• Mazie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
  • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
• The Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Elkfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
  • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
• Ibex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ibex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
  • Ibex 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 Fannin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fannin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fannin ...

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

Adding Fannin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fannin post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fannin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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