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Welcome to Vortex ...

Vortex is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vortex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Vortex is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vortex: 606

Communities Also Named Vortex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Vortex - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Vortex ...

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

  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beattyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Williba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williba is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
  • Pine Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vada is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
  • Fincastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fincastle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vortex ...

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

Adding Vortex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vortex post office opened in 1893. The Vortex post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vortex.

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 Vortex - 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/