Emma, Kentucky

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Emma, Kentucky
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Emma
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Emma
Emma (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′7″N82°42′1″W / 37.63528°N 82.70028°W / 37.63528; -82.70028
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Floyd
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41625
GNIS feature ID491764 [1]

Emma is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1908. The origins of place name Emma are unclear: some hold it was named for the wife of the congressman John W. Langley, while others believe it was named for the wife of a prominent realtor. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emma, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.