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Welcome to Frew ...

Frew is located in Leslie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Frew is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Frew: 606

Communities Also Named Frew ...

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

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

Communities near Frew ...

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

  • Hazard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hindman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vicco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Blackey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blackey is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Buckhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Viper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Viper is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
  • Combs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Combs is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
  • Cutshin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frew ...

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

Adding Frew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Frew post office opened in 1905. The Frew post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frew.

Footnotes ...

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