Grays Knob, Kentucky

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Grays Knob, Kentucky
Grays Knob is located in Kentucky
Grays Knob
Grays Knob
Coordinates: 36°48′24″N 83°18′36″W / 36.80667°N 83.31000°W / 36.80667; -83.31000Coordinates: 36°48′24″N 83°18′36″W / 36.80667°N 83.31000°W / 36.80667; -83.31000
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
40829
GNIS feature ID493217[1]

Grays Knob is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1916, and named for a local hill.[2] It is located just south of the city of Harlan.

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grays Knob, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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