Topmost, Kentucky

Topmost
Unincorporated community
Topmost
Location within the state of Kentucky
Topmost
Topmost (the US)
Coordinates: 37°21′31″N 82°47′17″W / 37.35861°N 82.78806°W / 37.35861; -82.78806Coordinates: 37°21′31″N 82°47′17″W / 37.35861°N 82.78806°W / 37.35861; -82.78806
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Knott
Elevation 823 ft (251 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 41862
GNIS feature ID 505361[1]

Topmost is an unincorporated community within Knott County, Kentucky, United States.

A 1981 coal mine explosion in Topmost killed eight miners.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topmost, Kentucky
  2. Kleber, John (May 18, 1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 523. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

Further reading

  • Estep, Bill; Cheeves, John (July 6, 2013). "Pain remains more than 30 years after mine blast killed 8 on Potato Branch". Lexington Herald-Leader.


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