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Welcome to Gregory ...

Gregory is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gregory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Gregory is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Gregory: 606

Communities Also Named Gregory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Gregory - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gregory ...

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

  • Somerset
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ferguson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ritner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritner is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
  • Frazer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frazer is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Mill Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
  • Rankin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rankin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Sumpter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Parmleysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gregory ...

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

Adding Gregory to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gregory post office opened in 1883. The Gregory post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gregory.

Footnotes ...

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