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Welcome to Phil ...

Phil is located in Casey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Phil is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Phil (for example, toward Greensburg), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Phil: 606

Communities Also Named Phil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Phil - they are located in Nevada and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Phil ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phil ...

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

Adding Phil to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Phil post office opened in 1885. The Phil post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phil.

Footnotes ...

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