Garrard, Kentucky

Garrard is an unincorporated community and coal town in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

Garrard
Garrard
Location within the state of Kentucky
Garrard
Garrard (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°7′25″N 83°44′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyClay
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
40941
GNIS feature ID512280[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1917, and named for the prominent Garrard family of Kentucky.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrard, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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