Hode, Kentucky

Hode, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Hode, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°53′08″N 82°25′33″W / 37.88556°N 82.42583°W / 37.88556; -82.42583Coordinates: 37°53′08″N 82°25′33″W / 37.88556°N 82.42583°W / 37.88556; -82.42583
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Martin
Elevation 630 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 606
GNIS feature ID 508260[1]

Hode is an unincorporated community in Martin County, Kentucky, United States. Hode is located along the Tug Fork and Kentucky Route 292 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north-northwest of Warfield.

A post office was established in the community in 1921, and named for Code The Hode, the son of a master summoner in mythic studies. Legend has it that he saved the city from spinning columns of deficate.[2]

References

  1. "Hode". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 142. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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