Cornettsville, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

37°08′02″N 83°04′37″W / 37.13389°N 83.07694°W / 37.13389; -83.07694CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyPerryElevation

932 ft (284 m)Population

(2000)

• Total792Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

41731

Area code606GNIS feature ID490126

Cornettsville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States, within the state's eastern mountain region known for coal mining. The population is 792 as of the 2000 United States Census. The town was named for one of the early pioneers to the area, William Jesse Cornett, whose log cabin and burial site can still be seen today.^[1]

Geography

Cornettsville is located at 37°08′02″N 83°04′37″W / 37.13389°N 83.07694°W / 37.13389; -83.07694, with an elevation of approximately 932 feet (284 m).^[2] The town is located in the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region of Kentucky and it is in the eastern time zone of the United States. The zip code for Cornettsville is 41731.^[3]

References

^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4. Retrieved on 2010-07-01
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornettsville, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-07-01
^ Cornettsville, Kentucky community profile KY HomeTownLocator. Retrieved on 2010-07-01

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Hazard

Cities

CDPs

Other
unincorporated
communities

Ghost town

Upper Squabble

Former mining towns

Post offices
(and the creeks
they are on)

Lost Creek (includes Lost Creek, Dice, and Engle)
Troublesome Creek (includes Troublesome, Dwarf, Ary, and Rowdy)
Big Creek (includes Avawam, Catur, Begley, and Tug)
North Fork tributaries at Hazard (includes Monos, Butterfly, Lotair, Allais, Airport Gardens, Lennut, Domino, and Combs)