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Piso, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°38′9″N 82°28′3″W / 37.63583°N 82.46750°W / 37.63583; -82.46750
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Piso
Piso is located in Kentucky
Piso
Piso
Location within the state of Kentucky
Piso is located in the United States
Piso
Piso
Piso (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′9″N 82°28′3″W / 37.63583°N 82.46750°W / 37.63583; -82.46750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPike
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508829[1]

Piso is an unincorporated community located in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office[2] has been closed. The community was named by Bud Williamson after viewing an advertisement for medicine in an almanac.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Piso". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Piso post office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.