Welcome to Maggard ...
Maggard is located in Magoffin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maggard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.
Maggard is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Maggard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Maggard: 606
Communities Also Named Maggard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Maggard: This one is located in Magoffin County and the other is located in Letcher County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maggard.
Communities near Maggard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maggard.
- Paintsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Dingus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dingus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dingus
- From Maggard to Dingus
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeville
- From Maggard to Lakeville
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 Maggard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maggard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maggard. 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 Maggard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maggard. See our Newspapers Page for Maggard.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maggard ...
Looking for more information about Maggard? 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 Maggard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maggard.
Adding Maggard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maggard 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 Maggard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Maggard post office opened in 1929.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maggard.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maggard - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |