Balkan, Kentucky
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Balkan | |
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Coordinates: 36°45′33″N 83°32′40″W / 36.75917°N 83.54444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Bell |
Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
ZIP codes | 40913 |
GNIS feature ID | 507443[1] |
Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]
History
A post office was established at Balkan in 1912, and remained in operation until 1982.[2] It was named after the Balkans, in Southeast Europe, the native land of many of the early settlers in this mining community.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balkan, Kentucky
- ^ "Bell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.
External links
- Guide to the James Walters photograph collection on Balkan, 1910-1912 housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center
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