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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
- Ritner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Frazer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Mill Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rankin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Sumpter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Parmleysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne 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 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 for Gregory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gregory post office opened in 1883.
We also found Gregory in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |