Hot Spot, Kentucky

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Hot Spot, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Hot Spot
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Hot Spot
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°7′39″N82°55′0″W / 37.12750°N 82.91667°W / 37.12750; -82.91667 Coordinates: 37°7′39″N82°55′0″W / 37.12750°N 82.91667°W / 37.12750; -82.91667
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Letcher
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41845 [1]
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID494624 [2]

Hot Spot is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for the Hot Spot Coal Company. Other names for the community have been Smoot Creek, Dalna, Elsiecoal, and Premium. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

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Description

Hot Spot is located near Smoot Creek on Kentucky Route 160. [3]

History

The Smoot Creek post office serviced a community in Letcher County near Smoot Creek waterway from 1890 to 1914. [3] The post office moved with coal camps, changing names to Dalna in 1918 and Elsiecoal in 1923. [3] In 1932, Hot Spot was named for the Hot Spot Coal Company. [3] It since has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. [4] [5] Its associated post office was renamed Premium in 1942. [3] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Premium ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hot Spot, Kentucky
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 145. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  4. ↑ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. x. ISBN   9781440507397.
  5. ↑ Strecker, Zoe; Finch, Jackie Sheckler (1 July 2009). Kentucky Off the Beaten Path. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 11. ISBN   978-0-7627-5790-9.
  6. ↑ "Hot Spot, Kentucky". www.kyatlas.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.



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