Welcome to Lykins ...

Lykins is located in Magoffin County<1>.

The location of Lykins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lykins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Lykins is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lykins: (606)

Communities Also Named Lykins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lykins - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Lykins ...

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

• West Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Salyersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Campton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Edna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Magoffin County
• Elsie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
• Ova
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
  • Ova is located in Magoffin County
• Belknap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
• Cisco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
• Helechawa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
  • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lykins ...

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

Adding Lykins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lykins 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 Lykins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lykins post office opened in 1887.

We also found Lykins in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lykins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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