Crockett, Kentucky

Crockett is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 172 northeast of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[1] Its elevation is 912 feet (278 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 41413.[3]

Crockett
Crockett
Location within the state of Kentucky
Crockett
Crockett (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°59′8″N 83°5′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41413
GNIS feature ID507784

A post office was established in 1900 and named for the postmaster Peter Fannin's son, David Crockett Fannin.[4]

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crockett, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 72. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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