Harold, Kentucky

Harold
Unincorporated community
Harold

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°32′12″N 82°38′00″W / 37.53667°N 82.63333°W / 37.53667; -82.63333Coordinates: 37°32′12″N 82°38′00″W / 37.53667°N 82.63333°W / 37.53667; -82.63333
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Floyd
Elevation 673 ft (205 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 493775[1]

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

A post office was established in the community in 1905, and named for local merchant Harold Hatcher of the Hatcher family of early area settlers.[2]

Professional baseball player Dixie Howell was born in Harold.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harold, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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