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Welcome to Himyar ...

Himyar is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Himyar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Himyar is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Himyar: 606

Communities near Himyar ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Corbin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrogate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <3>
  • Barbourville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewitt is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
  • Fourmile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourmile is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
  • Heidrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Heidrick is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
  • Hinkle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hinkle is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Himyar ...

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

Adding Himyar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Himyar post office opened in 1906. The Himyar post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Himyar.

Footnotes ...

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