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Emma, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41625
GNIS feature ID491764[1]

Emma is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1908. The origins of place name Emma are unclear: some hold it was named for the wife of the congressman John W. Langley, while others believe it was named for the wife of a prominent realtor.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emma, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. Retrieved 2013-04-28.