Blue Diamond, Kentucky

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Blue Diamond (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°18′28″N83°12′57″W / 37.30778°N 83.21583°W / 37.30778; -83.21583
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Perry
Elevation
1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507530 [1]

Blue Diamond is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

The town's population was approximately 2,000 during the 1930s. It was a coal town associated with the operation of the Blue Diamond Coal Company mine. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Diamond, Kentucky
  2. "Perry County - General History". Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey. Works Progress Administration. 1936. Retrieved December 11, 2023.