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Welcome to Hurricane Branch ...

Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hurricane Branch: Hurricane Br. (or less commonly used: Hurricane Brnch.)

Hurricane Branch is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hurricane Branch: 606

Communities Also Named Hurricane Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hurricane Branch - they are located in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hurricane Branch ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Williamson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Coal Run Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Grundy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Haysi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Matewan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinchco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <3>
  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Kimper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kimper is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane Branch ...

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

Footnotes ...

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