Balkan, Kentucky

Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

Balkan
Unincorporated community
Balkan
Location within the state of Kentucky
Balkan
Balkan (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°45′33″N 83°32′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBell
Elevation
1,266 ft (386 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
40913
GNIS feature ID507443[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]

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gollark: An apioform is an apioform.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balkan, Kentucky
  2. "Bell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.



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