Minnie, Kentucky

Minnie, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Minnie is located in Kentucky
Minnie
Minnie
Location within the state of Kentucky
Minnie is located in the United States
Minnie
Minnie
Minnie (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′20″N 82°45′15″W / 37.47222°N 82.75417°W / 37.47222; -82.75417
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41651
GNIS feature ID498414[1]

Minnie is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

The community was so named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were miners.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnie, Kentucky
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 84.


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