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Welcome to Wind Cave ...

Wind Cave is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wind Cave, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Wind Cave is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wind Cave: 606

Communities near Wind Cave ...

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

  • Irvine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • McKee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Annville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lynch Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Waneta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waneta is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
  • Wagersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wagersville is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
  • Gray Hawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wind Cave ...

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

Adding Wind Cave to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wind Cave post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wind Cave.

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 Wind Cave - 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/