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Welcome to Indian Bottom ...

Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

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

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

Area Code for Indian Bottom: 606

Communities near Indian Bottom ...

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

  • Hazard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Whitesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Appalachia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hindman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lynch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wheelwright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Indian Bottom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Bottom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Bottom ...

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

Adding Indian Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian Bottom in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Indian Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Indian Bottom post office opened in 1856. The Indian Bottom post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Bottom.

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 Indian Bottom - 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/