Himyar, Kentucky

Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

Himyar, Kentucky
Himyar
Himyar
Coordinates: 36°49′58″N 83°47′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnox
Elevation
1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID508247[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1906. The town's namesake is the racehorse Himyar, who placed second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Himyar, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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