Welcome to Floyd ...

Floyd is located in Pulaski County<1>.

Floyd is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Floyd (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Floyd: 606

Communities Also Named Floyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Floyd - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Floyd ...

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

• Somerset
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Somerset is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <3>
• Stanford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
• Brodhead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <3>
• Ferguson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
• Crab Orchard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>
• Burnside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <3>
• Science Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <3>
• Hustonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <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 Floyd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floyd.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd ...

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