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Harold, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID493775[1]

Harold is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1905, and named for local merchant Harold Hatcher of the Hatcher family of early area settlers.[2]

Professional baseball player Dixie Howell was born in Harold.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harold, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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