Welcome to Stricklett ...

Stricklett is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Stricklett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stricklett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Stricklett is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Stricklett, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Stricklett: (606)

Communities near Stricklett ...

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

• Flemingsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Olive Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Vanceburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Rome
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Camp Dix
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
  • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
• Charters
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
  • Charters is located in Lewis County
• Ryan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
  • Ryan is located in Fleming County
• Buena Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stricklett ...

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

Adding Stricklett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stricklett post office opened in 1899.

We also found Stricklett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stricklett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stricklett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/