Hecla, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°17′6″N 87°31′37″W / 37.28500°N 87.52694°W / 37.28500; -87.52694CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyHopkinsElevation
413 ft (126 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID493995[1]

Hecla is an unincorporated community located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It was also called Hechla.

Hecla began as a company town where the workers of a mine operated by the Hecla Coal and Mining Company lived. The first mine opened there in 1873.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 136. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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