Welcome to Piggville ...
Although we found mention of Piggville during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Piggville was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Piggville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Piggville, please Contact Us.
The location of Piggville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Piggville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Piggville might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Piggville and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
We believe that Piggville would be found within the (606) area code.
Communities near Piggville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piggville.
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Irvine is located in Estill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
- Jeffersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Ravenna is located in Estill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
- Frenchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
- Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
- Westbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Rosslyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Cat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Piggville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piggville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piggville. 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 Piggville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piggville. See our Newspapers Page for Piggville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piggville ...
Looking for more information about Piggville? 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 Piggville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piggville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Piggville and then turned east". While Piggville could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Piggville as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Piggville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piggville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |