Cooper, Kentucky

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Cooper, Kentucky
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Cooper, Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°46′16″N84°51′41″W / 36.77111°N 84.86139°W / 36.77111; -84.86139
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Wayne
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID507751 [1]

Cooper is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2]

John Willis Hurst (1920–2011), physician, was born in Cooper. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Cooper, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Cooper Topo Map in Wayne County KY
  3. Dr. J. Willis Hurst-obituary


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