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Welcome to Sidell ...

Sidell is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sidell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Sidell is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sidell: 606

Communities Also Named Sidell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sidell - they are located in Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sidell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidell ...

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

Adding Sidell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sidell post office opened in 1890. The Sidell post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sidell.

Footnotes ...

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