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Welcome to Savoy ...

Savoy is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Savoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Savoy is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Savoy (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Savoy: 606

Communities Also Named Savoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Savoy - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Savoy ...

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

  • Corbin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Barbourville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jellico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
  • Winfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
  • Verne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Verne is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
  • Nevisdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
  • Packard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Packard is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Saxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Saxton is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Ayers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ayers is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Savoy ...

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

Adding Savoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Savoy 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 Savoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Savoy post office opened in 1908. The Savoy post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Savoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Whitley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Savoy - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/