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Welcome to Jeriel ...

Jeriel is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeriel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Jeriel is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jeriel: 606

Communities near Jeriel ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jeriel ...

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

Adding Jeriel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jeriel post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeriel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jeriel - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/