Welcome to Relief ...

Relief is located in Morgan County<1>.

The location of Relief has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Relief, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Relief is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Relief and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Relief is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Relief ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Relief - they are located in California, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Relief ...

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

• Paintsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• West Liberty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Salyersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Sandy Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Blaine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Skaggs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
  • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
• Crockett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Morgan County
• Flatgap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
  • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
• Jeptha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
  • Jeptha is located in Morgan County
• Mazie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
  • Mazie is located in Lawrence 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 Relief. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Relief.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relief ...

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

Adding Relief to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Relief 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 for Relief was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Relief post office opened in 1859.

We also found Relief in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relief.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Relief. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/