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Welcome to Thealka ...

Thealka is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thealka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Thealka is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Thealka: 606

Communities near Thealka ...

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

  • Prestonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Inez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Blaine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Barnetts Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
  • Butcher Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
  • Denver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Denver is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Sitka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sitka is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thealka ...

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

Adding Thealka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thealka post office opened in 1911. The Thealka post office closed in 1986.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thealka.

Footnotes ...

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