Welcome to Gudgel ...

Gudgel is primarily located in Anderson County<1>. A portion of Gudgel extends into Spencer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gudgel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Gudgel is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Gudgel, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Gudgel: 502

Communities Also Named Gudgel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gudgel - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Gudgel ...

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

• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
• Shelbyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
• Lawrenceburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Versailles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Midway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
• Taylorsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
• Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Willisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
• Mackville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gudgel ...

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

Adding Gudgel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Gudgel post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gudgel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gudgel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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