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Welcome to Wittensville ...

Wittensville is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wittensville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

Wittensville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wittensville, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wittensville: 606

The ZIP code for Wittensville: 41274<3>

Communities near Wittensville ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prestonsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Louisa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Salyersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Inez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Allen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
  • Blaine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Barnetts Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
  • Volga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Volga is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Williamsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsport is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wittensville ...

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

Adding Wittensville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wittensville 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 Wittensville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wittensville post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wittensville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wittensville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wittensville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wittensville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/