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Welcome to Stephens ...

Stephens is located in Elliott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stephens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Stephens is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stephens: 606

Communities Also Named Stephens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Stephens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Stephens ...

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

  • Grayson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Louisa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Olive Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Gay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sandy Hook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Blaine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beetle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Beetle is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
  • Bruin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruin is located in Elliott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
  • Cherokee Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
  • Houckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Houckville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stephens ...

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

Adding Stephens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stephens post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stephens.

Footnotes ...

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