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Welcome to Fishtrap ...

Fishtrap is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishtrap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Fishtrap is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fishtrap: 606

Communities Also Named Fishtrap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fishtrap - they are located in Alabama, Montana and Washington.

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

Communities near Fishtrap ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Coal Run Village
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Grundy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Elkhorn City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wheelwright
    (18 miles [29 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Matewan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinchco
    (19 miles [30.6 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishtrap ...

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

Adding Fishtrap to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fishtrap post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishtrap.

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 Fishtrap - 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/