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Welcome to Wiscoal ...

Wiscoal is located in Knott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiscoal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Wiscoal is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wiscoal: 606

Communities near Wiscoal ...

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

  • Hazard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Whitesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hindman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wheelwright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Benham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hyden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Blackey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackey is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 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 Wiscoal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiscoal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiscoal ...

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

Adding Wiscoal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wiscoal post office opened in 1929. The Wiscoal post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiscoal.

Footnotes ...

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