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Welcome to Levisa Junction ...

Levisa Junction is located in Pike County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Levisa Junction: Levisa Jct. (or less commonly used: Levisa Jctn.)

Levisa Junction is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Levisa Junction: 606

Communities near Levisa Junction ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Clintwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Haysi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Wayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Clinchco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <3>
  • Cedarville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levisa Junction ...

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

Adding Levisa Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Levisa Junction 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 Levisa Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Levisa Junction.

Footnotes ...

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