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Welcome to Justell ...

Justell is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Justell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

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

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

Area Code for Justell: 606

Communities near Justell ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prestonsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Martin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wheelwright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Banner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Moon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
  • Grethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grethel is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Justell ...

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

Adding Justell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Justell post office opened in 1922. The Justell post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Justell.

Footnotes ...

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