Welcome to Lot ...

Lot is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Lot is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lot (for example, toward Jamestown (TN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lot: 606

Communities Also Named Lot ...

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

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

Communities near Lot ...

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

• LaFollette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
  • LaFollette is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
  • LaFollette has also been known as:
  • Big Creek Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to LaFollette
  • From Lot to LaFollette
• Williamsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamsburg
  • From Lot to Williamsburg
• Jacksboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksboro
  • Jacksboro is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksboro <3>
• Fincastle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
• Elk Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Valley
  • From Lot to Elk Valley
• Braden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
  • Braden is located in Union County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Braden
  • From Lot to Braden
• Packard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Packard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Packard is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Packard
  • From Lot to Packard
• Morley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morley
  • From Lot to Morley
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant View
  • From Lot to Pleasant View
• White Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White Oak
  • From Lot to White Oak

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lot ...

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

Adding Lot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lot 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 Lot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lot post office opened in 1855.

We also found Lot in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/