Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky

Garrett, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Garrett
Location within the state of Kentucky
Garrett
Garrett (the US)
Coordinates: 37°28′47″N 82°49′54″W / 37.47972°N 82.83167°W / 37.47972; -82.83167Coordinates: 37°28′47″N 82°49′54″W / 37.47972°N 82.83167°W / 37.47972; -82.83167
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Floyd
Elevation 876 ft (267 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes 41630
GNIS feature ID 492717[1]

Garrett is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

The town was founded by the Elk Horn Coal Company.

A post office was established in 1910 and named "Ballard". In 1914 the name was changed to Garrett, for brothers John and Robert Garrett, both Baltimore bankers and coal company financiers.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky.


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