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Welcome to Wilhurst ...

Wilhurst is located in Breathitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Wilhurst is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wilhurst: 606

Communities near Wilhurst ...

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

  • Jackson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beattyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Campton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taulbee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
  • Lexie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
  • Rock Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
  • Chenowee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
  • Mary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mary is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
  • Oakdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilhurst ...

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

Adding Wilhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilhurst post office opened in 1907. The Wilhurst post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilhurst.

Footnotes ...

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