Elkatawa, Kentucky

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Elkatawa (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°33′25″N83°25′37″W / 37.55694°N 83.42694°W / 37.55694; -83.42694 Coordinates: 37°33′25″N83°25′37″W / 37.55694°N 83.42694°W / 37.55694; -83.42694
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breathitt
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID491681 [1]

Elkatawa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. [2]

A post office was established in 1891, with Eli C. Jones postmaster. The name Elkatawa is possibly a corruption of Tenskwatawa. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkatawa, Kentucky
  2. Latitude.to. "Find GPS coordinates for any address or location". latitude.to. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 91. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-04-28.