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Welcome to Witt ...

Witt is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Witt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Witt is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Witt: 606

Communities Also Named Witt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Witt - they are located in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Witt ...

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

  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Berea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beattyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clay City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Panola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Panola is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Wagersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wagersville is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witt ...

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

Adding Witt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Witt post office opened in 1904. The Witt post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Witt.

Footnotes ...

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