Welcome to Gus ...
Gus is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Gus is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gus: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Gus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gus - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gus.
Communities near Gus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gus.
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powderly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- South Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 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 Gus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gus. 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 Gus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gus. See our Newspapers Page for Gus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gus ...
Looking for more information about Gus? 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 Gus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gus.
Adding Gus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gus 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 Gus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gus post office opened in 1907. The Gus post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gus.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Muhlenberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Gus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Gus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |