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Welcome to Lunah ...

Lunah is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lunah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Lunah is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lunah: 606

Communities near Lunah ...

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

  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Salyersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hindman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bays is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
  • Flintville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flintville is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
  • Hardshell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
  • Clayhole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
  • Kragon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kragon is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
  • Lost Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Quicksand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lunah ...

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

Adding Lunah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lunah post office opened in 1910. The Lunah post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lunah.

Footnotes ...

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