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Welcome to Lower Pompey ...

Lower Pompey is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Pompey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Lower Pompey is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lower Pompey: 606

Communities near Lower Pompey ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Elkhorn City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Haysi
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Matewan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinchco
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Fords Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fords Branch is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Pompey ...

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

Adding Lower Pompey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lower Pompey post office opened in 1923. The Lower Pompey post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Pompey.

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 Lower Pompey - 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/