Doorway, Kentucky

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Doorway
Unincorporated community
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Doorway
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Doorway
Doorway (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°17′45″N83°32′22″W / 37.29583°N 83.53944°W / 37.29583; -83.53944
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Perry
Elevation
1,047 ft (319 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID511866 [1]

Doorway is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1959. [2]

The origin of the name "Doorway" is obscure. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doorway, Kentucky
  2. ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm . Retrieved July 30, 2012.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.


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