Hi Hat, Kentucky

Hi Hat
Unincorporated community
Hi Hat

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°23′30″N 82°43′45″W / 37.39167°N 82.72917°W / 37.39167; -82.72917Coordinates: 37°23′30″N 82°43′45″W / 37.39167°N 82.72917°W / 37.39167; -82.72917
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Floyd
Elevation 1,030 ft (310 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41636
GNIS feature ID 494104[1]

Hi Hat is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is still open.

A post office was established in the community, then known as Fed, in 1881. In 1943, the coal town was renamed for the Hi Hat Elkhorn Mining Company.[2]

South Floyd High School is located in Hi Hat.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hi Hat, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 140. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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