Highsplint, Kentucky

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Highsplint is a former coal mining town with extinct post office in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for the High Splint Coal Company which operated a mine in the town. Highsplint's first post office was established on February 7, 1918, with John D. Casey as postmaster.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813101794. 

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Coordinates: 36°53′41″N 83°07′02″W / 36.89472°N 83.11722°W / 36.89472; -83.11722


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