Welcome to Puncheon ...
Puncheon is located in Magoffin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Puncheon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Puncheon is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Puncheon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Puncheon: 606
Communities Also Named Puncheon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Puncheon: This one is located in Magoffin County and the other is located in Knott County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Puncheon.
Communities near Puncheon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Puncheon.
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Hendricks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Netty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Netty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Elsie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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 Puncheon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Puncheon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Puncheon. 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 Puncheon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Puncheon. See our Newspapers Page for Puncheon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puncheon ...
Looking for more information about Puncheon? 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 Puncheon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Puncheon.
Adding Puncheon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Puncheon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Puncheon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Puncheon post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Puncheon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puncheon - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |