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Welcome to Molus ...

Molus is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Molus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Molus is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Molus: 606

Communities Also Named Molus ...

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

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

Communities near Molus ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrogate
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <3>
  • Alanthus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harlan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Evarts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallins Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Callaway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Callaway is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Molus ...

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

Adding Molus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Molus 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 Molus was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Molus.

Footnotes ...

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