Grays Knob, Kentucky

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Grays Knob, Kentucky
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Grays Knob
Coordinates: 36°48′24″N83°18′36″W / 36.80667°N 83.31000°W / 36.80667; -83.31000
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Harlan
Elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
40829
GNIS feature ID493217 [1]

Grays Knob is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1916, and named for a local hill. [2] It is located just south of the city of Harlan.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grays Knob, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.