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Welcome to Gano ...

Gano is located in Harlan County<1>.

Gano is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gano: 606

Communities Also Named Gano ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 6 communities that are also named Gano - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Gano ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
  • Pennington Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
  • Lynch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Benham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
    • Benham is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <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 Gano. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gano.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gano ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gano - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.