Durbin, Kentucky

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Durbin, Kentucky
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Durbin, Kentucky
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Durbin, Kentucky
Durbin, Kentucky (the US)
Coordinates: 38°16′45″N82°35′54″W / 38.27917°N 82.59833°W / 38.27917; -82.59833 Coordinates: 38°16′45″N82°35′54″W / 38.27917°N 82.59833°W / 38.27917; -82.59833
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Boyd
Elevation 551 ft (168 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 41129
GNIS feature ID 507893 [1]

Durbin, Kentucky is an unincorporated community situated along Kentucky Route 752 and Durbin Creek in southern Boyd County, Kentucky. The post office was established on March 5, 1900, with Robert Struther as postmaster, and was named for Amos Durbin, an early explorer. [2] It is located within the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for zip code 41129, which includes the city of Catlettsburg. [3]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Boyd County, Kentucky County in the United States

Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,542. The county seat is Catlettsburg, and its largest city is Ashland. The county was formed in 1860. Its 160 square miles (410 km2) are found at the northeastern edge of the state near the Ohio River and Big Sandy River, nestled in the verdant rolling hills of Appalachia.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durbin, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-08-08
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0-8131-0179-4. Retrieved on 2010-08-08
  3. Kentucky ZIP Code Lookup Retrieved on 2010-08-08