Welcome to Hot Spot (aka 'Hotspot') ...
Hot Spot is located in Letcher County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hot Spot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.
Hot Spot is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hot Spot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hot Spot: 606
The community of Hot Spot has also been called Hotspot.
Communities near Hot Spot ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hot Spot.
- Big Stone Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hazard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
- Appalachia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hindman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming - Neon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 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 Hot Spot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hot Spot.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hot Spot. 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 Hot Spot.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hot Spot. See our Newspapers Page for Hot Spot.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hot Spot ...
Looking for more information about Hot Spot? 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 Hot Spot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hot Spot.
Adding Hot Spot to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hot Spot 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 Hot Spot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hot Spot post office opened in 1932.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hot Spot.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hot Spot - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |