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Welcome to Sublett ...

Sublett is located in Magoffin County<1>.

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

Sublett is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sublett: 606

Communities Also Named Sublett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sublett - they are located in Idaho and Texas.

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

Communities near Sublett ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prestonsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Salyersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Gypsy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hendricks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gapville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
  • Falcon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Elsie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sublett ...

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

Adding Sublett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sublett post office opened in 1899. The Sublett post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sublett.

Footnotes ...

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