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Welcome to Handshoe ...

Handshoe is located in Knott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Handshoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Handshoe is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Handshoe: 606

Communities near Handshoe ...

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

  • Prestonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Hindman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pippa Passes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Allen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Garrett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Garrett is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Handshoe ...

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

Adding Handshoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Handshoe post office opened in 1909. The Handshoe post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Handshoe.

Footnotes ...

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