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Welcome to Jeremiah ...

Jeremiah is located in Letcher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeremiah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Jeremiah is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jeremiah: 606

The ZIP code for Jeremiah: 41826<3>

Communities Also Named Jeremiah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jeremiah - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Jeremiah ...

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

  • Hazard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Whitesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pound
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
  • Hindman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lynch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jeremiah ...

Looking for more information about Jeremiah? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jeremiah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jeremiah.

Adding Jeremiah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jeremiah post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeremiah.

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 Jeremiah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Jeremiah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jeremiah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/