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Welcome to Torrent ...

Torrent is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Torrent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Torrent is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Torrent: 606

Communities Also Named Torrent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Torrent: This one is located in Wolfe County and the other is located in Lee County.

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

Communities near Torrent ...

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

  • Stanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Irvine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Beattyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clay City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Frenchburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Campton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Torrent ...

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

Adding Torrent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Torrent post office opened in 1890. The Torrent post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Torrent.

Footnotes ...

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