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Welcome to Federal ...

Federal is located in Pike County<1>.

Federal is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Federal: 606

Communities Also Named Federal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Federal - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Federal ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Clintwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Pound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Grundy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
  • Wheelwright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Haysi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Clinchco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <3>
  • Marrowbone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marrowbone is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Federal ...

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

Footnotes ...

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