Grethel, Kentucky

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Grethel, Kentucky
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Grethel
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Grethel
Grethel (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°29′28″N82°38′52″W / 37.49111°N 82.64778°W / 37.49111; -82.64778
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Floyd
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41631 [1]
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID493369 [2]

Grethel is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1921, and named for the first postmaster's daughter. [3]

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References

  1. "Grethel ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grethel, Kentucky
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 126. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.