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Welcome to Stopover ...

Stopover is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stopover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1949.

Stopover is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stopover: 606

The ZIP code for Stopover: 41568<3>

Communities near Stopover ...

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

  • Williamson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <4>
  • Man
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Man is located in Logan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Delbarton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Matewan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradshaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Iaeger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Freeburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeburn is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
  • Coleman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stopover ...

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

Adding Stopover to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stopover post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stopover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stopover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Stopover). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stopover or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/