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Welcome to Poplar Highlands ...

Poplar Highlands is located in Greenup County<1>.

Poplar Highlands is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Poplar Highlands: 606

Communities near Poplar Highlands ...

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

  • Huntington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Portsmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <3>
  • Grayson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <3>
  • New Boston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 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 Poplar Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Highlands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Highlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

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