Welcome to Welchburg ...
Welchburg is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Welchburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Welchburg is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Welchburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Welchburg: 606
Communities near Welchburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Welchburg.
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Owsley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
- Dabolt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dabolt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Gray Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Benge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burning Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Fogertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
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 Welchburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welchburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Welchburg. 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 Welchburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Welchburg. See our Newspapers Page for Welchburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welchburg ...
Looking for more information about Welchburg? 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 Welchburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Welchburg.
Adding Welchburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Welchburg 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 for Welchburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Welchburg post office opened in 1890.
We also found Welchburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Welchburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welchburg - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |