Flat, Kentucky

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Flat (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′15″N83°32′48″W / 37.65417°N 83.54667°W / 37.65417; -83.54667 Coordinates: 37°39′15″N83°32′48″W / 37.65417°N 83.54667°W / 37.65417; -83.54667
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Wolfe
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41325
GNIS feature ID512182 [1]

Flat is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. The Flat post office was established in 1892. [2] Its post office [3] has since been discontinued.

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.

Wolfe County, Kentucky County in the United States

Wolfe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,355. Its county seat is Campton. The county is named for Nathaniel Wolfe.

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.

The origin of the name "Flat" is obscure. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat KY post office
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Retrieved 2017-01-08.