Hellier, Kentucky

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Hellier (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°17′15″N82°28′17″W / 37.28750°N 82.47139°W / 37.28750; -82.47139
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Pike
Elevation
1,253 ft (382 m)
Population
 (2017)
  Total2,350 [1]
Time zone UTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EST)
ZIP codes
41534
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID494007 [2]

Hellier is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

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History

A post office was established in the community in 1906, and named for Ralph Augustus Hellier, the head of a Pike County coal mining company. [3]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Census profile: Hellier CCD, Pike County, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hellier, Kentucky
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 137. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. Baseball References-Vern Bickford