Garrard, Kentucky

Garrard
Unincorporated community
Garrard
Location within the state of Kentucky
Garrard
Garrard (the US)
Coordinates: 37°7′25″N 83°44′47″W / 37.12361°N 83.74639°W / 37.12361; -83.74639Coordinates: 37°7′25″N 83°44′47″W / 37.12361°N 83.74639°W / 37.12361; -83.74639
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Clay
Elevation 866 ft (264 m)
Time zone UTC-6
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes 40941
GNIS feature ID 512280[1]

Garrard is an unincorporated community and coal town in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1917, and named for the prominent Garrard family of Kentucky.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrard, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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