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Welcome to Hummel ...

Hummel is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hummel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Hummel is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Hummel and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hummel: 606

Communities near Hummel ...

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

  • Berea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Mount Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brodhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crab Orchard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • McKee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Annville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mullins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Conway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Climax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hummel ...

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

Adding Hummel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hummel post office opened in 1923. The Hummel post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hummel.

Footnotes ...

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