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Welcome to Goldbug ...

Goldbug is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldbug, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

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

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

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

Area Code for Goldbug: 606

Communities near Goldbug ...

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

  • Corbin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Barbourville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jellico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
    • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
  • Emlyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
    • Emlyn is located in Whitley County
  • Verne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
    • Verne is located in Whitley County
  • Louden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
    • Louden is located in Whitley County
  • Pleasant View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
  • Woodbine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
  • Nevisdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
    • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldbug ...

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

Adding Goldbug to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldbug 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 for Goldbug was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goldbug post office opened in 1896.

We also found Goldbug on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldbug.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Whitley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goldbug - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/