Flat, Kentucky

Flat
Unincorporated community
Flat is located in Kentucky
Flat
Flat
Location within the state of Kentucky
Flat is located in the United States
Flat
Flat
Flat (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′15″N 83°32′48″W / 37.65417°N 83.54667°W / 37.65417; -83.54667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWolfe
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41325
GNIS feature ID512182[1]

Flat is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. The Flat post office was established in 1892.[2] Its post office [3] has since been discontinued.

The origin of the name "Flat" is obscure.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat KY post office
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Retrieved January 8, 2017.


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