Minnie, Kentucky

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Minnie, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Minnie
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Minnie
Minnie (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′20″N82°45′15″W / 37.47222°N 82.75417°W / 37.47222; -82.75417 Coordinates: 37°28′20″N82°45′15″W / 37.47222°N 82.75417°W / 37.47222; -82.75417
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Floyd
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41651
GNIS feature ID498414 [1]

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

The community was so named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were miners. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnie, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 84.



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