Fritz, Kentucky

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Fritz, Kentucky
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Fritz
Coordinates: 37°42′5″N83°9′6″W / 37.70139°N 83.15167°W / 37.70139; -83.15167
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Magoffin
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41431
GNIS feature ID508042 [1]

Fritz is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office first opened in the community in 1912 and has been known historically as Jondun and Nola. The name was changed to Fritz in 1916 in honor of Fritz Arnett, a resident who had filed the first application for the post office. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fritz, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 110. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.