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Welcome to Humble ...

Humble is located in Russell County<1>.

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

Humble is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Humble lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Humble (for example, toward Science Hill), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Humble: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Humble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Humble - they are located in Missouri and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Humble.

Communities near Humble ...

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

  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gentrys Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Middletown is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Honey Acre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
  • Ella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Esto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Esto is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
  • Craycraft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Craycraft is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Humble ...

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

Adding Humble to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Humble 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 Humble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Humble post office opened in 1906. The Humble post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Humble.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Humble - 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 Humble area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Humble 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/