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Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky

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Garrett, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41630
GNIS feature ID492717[1]

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

The town was founded by the Elk Horn Coal Company.

A post office was established in 1910 and named "Ballard". In 1914 the name was changed to Garrett, for brothers John and Robert Garrett, both Baltimore bankers and coal company financiers.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky.