Haddix, Kentucky
Haddix | |
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Haddix Location within the state of Kentucky | |
Coordinates: 37°29′14″N 83°20′54″W / 37.48722°N 83.34833°WCoordinates: 37°29′14″N 83°20′54″W / 37.48722°N 83.34833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Breathitt |
Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EST) |
ZIP codes | 41331 |
GNIS feature ID | 493525[1] |
Haddix is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. It is located near the confluence of Troublesome Creek and the North Fork Kentucky River.[2]
The first mines opened in this area about 1852. A post office was established in 1916, and named for early settler Samuel Haddix, a native of Virginia.[3] Its post office closed in 1994.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haddix, Kentucky
- ^ "Early Lower Troublesome Creek". Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
- Coal towns in Kentucky
- Breathitt County, Kentucky geography stubs