Hi Hat, Kentucky
Hi Hat, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°23′30″N 82°43′45″W / 37.39167°N 82.72917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Floyd |
Elevation | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41636 |
GNIS feature ID | 494104[1] |
Hi Hat is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is still open.
History
[edit]A post office was established in the community, then known as Fed, in 1881. In 1943, the coal town was renamed for the Hi Hat Elkhorn Mining Company.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hi Hat, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 140. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
External links
[edit]Media related to Hi Hat, Kentucky at Wikimedia Commons