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Welcome to Patsey ...

Patsey is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patsey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Area Code for Patsey: 606

Communities Also Named Patsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Patsey - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Patsey ...

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

  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Frenchburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Campton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barker Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barker Branch is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patsey ...

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

Adding Patsey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patsey post office opened in 1882. The Patsey post office closed in 1986.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patsey.

Footnotes ...

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