Closplint, Kentucky

Closplint, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Closplint
Closplint
Coordinates: 36°54′14″N 83°4′10″W / 36.90389°N 83.06944°W / 36.90389; -83.06944Coordinates: 36°54′14″N 83°4′10″W / 36.90389°N 83.06944°W / 36.90389; -83.06944
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Harlan
Elevation 1,539 ft (469 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes 40927
GNIS feature ID 511416[1]

Closplint is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The settlement was named Cloversplint after the seam of coal and the mining company that operated there. When the U.S. Postal Service established a post office (ZIP Code 40927), the name was shortened to Closplint.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Closplint, Kentucky


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