Democrat, Kentucky
Democrat is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]
History
A post office called Democrat was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985.[2] The community was named from the fact the postmaster was politically a Democrat.[3]
Notable person
Samuel C. Collins, physicist, was born at Democrat in 1898.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Democrat, Kentucky
- ^ "Letcher County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Bergstrom, Bill (December 11, 1984). "Origins of place names are traced". Kentucky New Era. pp. 2B. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Samuel Collins". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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37°14′00″N 82°48′12″W / 37.23333°N 82.80333°W
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