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Welcome to Trosper ...

Trosper is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trosper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Trosper is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trosper: 606

The ZIP code for Trosper: 40995<3>

Communities near Trosper ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Corbin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Harrogate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
  • Barbourville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Minton Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourmile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fourmile is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
  • Ingram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ingram is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trosper ...

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

Adding Trosper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trosper post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trosper.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trosper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Trosper). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trosper or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/