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Welcome to Tebbs ...

Tebbs is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tebbs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tebbs is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Tebbs: 859

Communities near Tebbs ...

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

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Richmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nicholasville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Mount Sterling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • North Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Keene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Athens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tebbs ...

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

Adding Tebbs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tebbs 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 Tebbs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tebbs.

Footnotes ...

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