Canoe, Kentucky

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Canoe
Unincorporated community
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Canoe
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Canoe
Canoe (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°26′56″N83°26′55″W / 37.44889°N 83.44861°W / 37.44889; -83.44861
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breathitt
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41316
GNIS feature ID511206 [1]

Canoe is an unincorporated community located in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed in 1993. [2]

The origin of the name Canoe is unclear. According to legend, at one point waters were so shallow on nearby Canoe Creek, a canoe had to be abandoned. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoe, Kentucky
  2. ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm . Retrieved July 30, 2012.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. ISBN   978-0813126319 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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