Jonancy, Kentucky

Not to be confused with Nancy, Kentucky.

Jonancy
Unincorporated community
Jonancy is located in Kentucky
Jonancy
Jonancy
Location within the state of Kentucky
Jonancy is located in the United States
Jonancy
Jonancy
Jonancy (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°18′59″N 82°34′59″W / 37.31639°N 82.58306°W / 37.31639; -82.58306
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPike
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EST)
ZIP codes
41538
GNIS feature ID508353[1]

Jonancy is a small unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, in the far eastern part of the state.[2] The latitude and longitude are 37.316N and -82.583W. Jonancy is in the Eastern Coal Field region. The community is in the Eastern time zone.

According to James Blake Miller, the hamlet's best-known resident, Jonancy was "named after my great-great-great grandparents: Joe and Nancy Miller ... [t]hey were the first people in those parts."[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jonancy, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Jonancy Populated Place Profile / Pike County, Kentucky Data".
  3. ^ SFGate.com