Crockett, Kentucky

Crockett
Unincorporated community
Crockett
Location within the state of Kentucky
Crockett
Crockett (the US)
Coordinates: 37°59′8″N 83°5′27″W / 37.98556°N 83.09083°W / 37.98556; -83.09083Coordinates: 37°59′8″N 83°5′27″W / 37.98556°N 83.09083°W / 37.98556; -83.09083
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Morgan
Elevation 912 ft (278 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 41413
GNIS feature ID 507784

Crockett is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 172 northeast of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[1] Its elevation is 912 feet (278 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 41413.[3]

A post office was established in 1900 and named for the postmaster Peter Fannin's son, David Crockett Fannin.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crockett, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 72. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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