Blue Moon, Kentucky

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

Blue Moon, Kentucky
Blue Moon
Location within the state of Kentucky
Blue Moon
Blue Moon (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°30′27″N 82°41′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507533[1]

A post office was established in 1936 by Alex L. Meade, a local schoolteacher. The name was selected by Meade's daughter Alice, who had received a bottle of Blue Moon perfume as a Christmas present. The post office closed in 1957.[2]

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