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Welcome to Tutor Key ...

Tutor Key is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tutor Key, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Tutor Key is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Tutor Key: 606

The ZIP code for Tutor Key: 41263<3>

Communities near Tutor Key ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Inez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kermit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
  • Warfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
  • Blaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hagerhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tutor Key ...

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

Adding Tutor Key to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tutor Key post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tutor Key.

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 Tutor Key - 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 Tutor Key). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tutor Key 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/