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Welcome to Ned ...

Ned is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ned, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Ned is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ned: 606

Communities Also Named Ned ...

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

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

Communities near Ned ...

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

  • Hazard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hindman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hyden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Vicco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Buckhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clayhole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
  • Flintville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Flintville is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
  • Lost Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Whick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Whick is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ned ...

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

Adding Ned to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ned post office opened in 1886. The Ned post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ned.

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 Ned - 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/