Closplint, Kentucky

Closplint
Unincorporated community
Closplint

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°54′14″N 83°4′10″W / 36.90389°N 83.06944°W / 36.90389; -83.06944Coordinates: 36°54′14″N 83°4′10″W / 36.90389°N 83.06944°W / 36.90389; -83.06944
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Harlan
Elevation 1,539 ft (469 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 40927
GNIS feature ID 511416[1]

Closplint is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The settlement was named Cloversplint after the seam of coal and the mining company that operated there. When the U.S. Postal Service established a post office (ZIP Code 40927), the name was shortened to Closplint.

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