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Welcome to Hurst ...

Hurst is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Hurst is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hurst: 606

Communities Also Named Hurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Hurst - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hurst ...

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

  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beattyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Campton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vada is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
  • Frozen Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
  • Oakdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Vancleve
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
  • Athol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Athol is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Chenowee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurst ...

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

Adding Hurst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hurst post office opened in 1925. The Hurst post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurst.

Footnotes ...

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