Welcome to Republic ...

Republic is located in Pike County<1>.

Republic is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Republic: 606

Communities Also Named Republic ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Republic - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Republic ...

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

• Pikeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Coal Run Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Clintwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
• Grundy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
• Elkhorn City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <3>
• Wheelwright
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Haysi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
• Clinchco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <3>
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Mouthcard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mouthcard is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Republic ...

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

Adding Republic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Republic 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 Republic was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Republic.