Himyar, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
36°49′58″N 83°47′59″W / 36.83278°N 83.79972°W / 36.83278; -83.79972CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyKnoxElevation
1,037 ft (316 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID508247[1]

Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1906. The town's namesake is the racehorse Himyar, who placed second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Himyar, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Barbourville
Cities
  • Barbourville
  • Corbin‡
Location of Knox County, Kentucky
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unincorporated
communitiespost offices
(and the creeks
that they are on)
  • Collins Creek (includes Willowdale, Lincoln, Abel, Williams, Sprule/Hemlock, Safe, Cottongim, Dallas, Green Road, Bluehole, 2 Hoppers, Fount, and 2 Girdlers)
Ghost townsFootnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county
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