Balkan, Kentucky

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Balkan
Unincorporated community
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Balkan
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Balkan
Balkan (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°45′33″N83°32′40″W / 36.75917°N 83.54444°W / 36.75917; -83.54444
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 ID507443 [1]

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

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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

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


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