Mummie, Kentucky

Mummie, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Mummie
Mummie
Coordinates: 37°23′37″N 83°52′16″W / 37.39361°N 83.87111°W / 37.39361; -83.87111Coordinates: 37°23′37″N 83°52′16″W / 37.39361°N 83.87111°W / 37.39361; -83.87111
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Jackson
Elevation 997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID [1]

Mummie is an unincorporated community located in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office [2] has been closed.

The town was named after the first settlers discovered a mummified human body.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mummie, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Mummie, Kentucky post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 207.


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