Welcome to Neon ...

Neon is located in Letcher County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Neon is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Neon: (606)

The ZIP code for Neon: 41840<4>

Communities near Neon ...

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

• Norton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
• Wise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Jenkins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Whitesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <5>
• Clintwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Hindman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <5>
• Lynch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
• Pippa Passes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Wheelwright
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neon ...

Looking for more information about Neon? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Neon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Neon.

Adding Neon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neon 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 Neon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Neon post office opened in 1926.

We also found Neon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Kentucky (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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