Welcome to Gasper ...
Gasper is located in Logan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gasper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Gasper is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gasper lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gasper: 270 & 364<3>
Communities near Gasper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gasper.
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Richelieu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
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 Gasper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gasper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gasper. 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 Gasper.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gasper. See our Newspapers Page for Gasper.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gasper ...
Looking for more information about Gasper? 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 Gasper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gasper.
Adding Gasper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gasper 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 Gasper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gasper post office opened in 1887. The Gasper post office closed in 1931.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gasper.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gasper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Gasper area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Gasper area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |