Balkan, Kentucky

Balkan
Unincorporated community
Balkan is located in Kentucky
Balkan
Balkan
Location within the state of Kentucky
Balkan is located in the United States
Balkan
Balkan
Balkan (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°45′33″N 83°32′40″W / 36.75917°N 83.54444°W / 36.75917; -83.54444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBell
Elevation
1,266 ft (386 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
40913
GNIS feature ID507443[1]

Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

History

A post office was established at Balkan in 1912, and remained in operation until 1982.[2] It was named after the Balkans, in Southeast Europe, the native land of many of the early settlers in this mining community.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balkan, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Bell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.


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