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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 leave Gudgel and travel south, 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)
  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Versailles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Harrodsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylorsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bloomfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Willisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mackville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • 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 (so far) for Gudgel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gudgel post office opened in 1895. The Gudgel post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gudgel.

Footnotes ...

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