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Welcome to Victory ...

Victory is located in Laurel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Victory is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Victory (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Victory: 606

Communities Also Named Victory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Victory - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Victory ...

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

  • London
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McKee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Annville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Bernstadt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dabolt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Pittsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Bernstadt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victory ...

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

Adding Victory to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Victory post office opened in 1902. The Victory post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victory.

Footnotes ...

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