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Hi Hat, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°23′30″N 82°43′45″W / 37.39167°N 82.72917°W / 37.39167; -82.72917
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Hi Hat, Kentucky
Hi Hat is located in Kentucky
Hi Hat
Hi Hat
Location within the state of Kentucky
Hi Hat is located in the United States
Hi Hat
Hi Hat
Hi Hat (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°23′30″N 82°43′45″W / 37.39167°N 82.72917°W / 37.39167; -82.72917
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
1,030 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41636
GNIS feature ID494104[1]

Hi Hat is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is still open.

History

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A post office was established in the community, then known as Fed, in 1881. In 1943, the coal town was renamed for the Hi Hat Elkhorn Mining Company.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hi Hat, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 140. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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