Belfry, Kentucky

Belfry, Kentucky
Belfry, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
	Belfry High School
	Belfry, Kentucky
	Coordinates: 37°37′13″N 82°16′09″W / 37.62028°N 82.26917°WCoordinates: 37°37′13″N 82°16′09″W / 37.62028°N 82.26917°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Pike
Area
• Land	54.9394 sq mi (142.292 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,478
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41514
Area code(s)	606
GNIS feature ID	486781

Belfry is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. Belfry is located on U.S. Route 119, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) northeast of Pikeville.^[4] Belfry has a post office with ZIP code 41514, which opened on February 26, 1921.^[5]^[6] The origin of the name "Belfry" is obscure.^[7]

The larger community of South Williamson borders Belfry to northwest.

Public education in Belfry is administered by the Pike County Public School System, which operates Belfry High School. Belfry has a lending library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library.^[8]

References[]

^ "Belfry, Kentucky (KY) ~ population data, races, housing & economy".
^ "Belfry, Kentucky (KY) ~ population data, races, housing & economy".
^ "Belfry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ State Primary Road System: Pike County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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[1] "Belfry, Kentucky (KY) ~ population data, races, housing & economy".

[2] "Belfry, Kentucky (KY) ~ population data, races, housing & economy".

[3] "Belfry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[4] State Primary Road System: Pike County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[GR7-5] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[6] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[7] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.

[8] "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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