Welcome to Wild Cat ...
Wild Cat is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wild Cat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Wild Cat is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wild Cat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wild Cat: 606
Communities Also Named Wild Cat ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Wild Cat: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Whitley County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Wild Cat - they are located in Indiana, Kansas and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wild Cat.
Communities near Wild Cat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wild Cat.
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
- Annville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
- Hyden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
- Hyden is located in Leslie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <4>
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Buckhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
- Teges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fall Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Eriline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Mistletoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Wild Cat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wild Cat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wild Cat. 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 Wild Cat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wild Cat. See our Newspapers Page for Wild Cat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wild Cat ...
Looking for more information about Wild Cat? 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 Wild Cat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wild Cat.
Adding Wild Cat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wild Cat 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 Wild Cat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wild Cat post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wild Cat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wild Cat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wild Cat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |