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Welcome to Wentz ...

Wentz is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wentz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Wentz is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wentz: 606

Communities Also Named Wentz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wentz - they are located in Maryland, New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wentz ...

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

  • Hazard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Evarts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hindman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lynch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hyden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Vicco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wentz ...

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

Adding Wentz to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wentz post office opened in 1906. The Wentz post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wentz.

Footnotes ...

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