Closplint, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
36°54′14″N 83°4′10″W / 36.90389°N 83.06944°W / 36.90389; -83.0694440927
Closplint is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The settlement was named Cloversplint after the mining company (Clover Splint Coal Company, Inc.[2] ) that built the mine to exploit the coal and the settlement as a coal town in 1926.[3] The arrangement of the company houses is considered to have shown the influence of reform thinking about such towns. The company operated here between 1928 and 1946. [4] When the United States Postal Service established a post office (ZIP Code 40927), it shortened the name to Closplint.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Closplint, Kentucky
- ^ "Fasttrack Organization Search". app.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Chris DellaMea. "CLOSPLINT KY". coalcampusa.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
The Clover Splint Coal Company (hence Closplint) constructed this coal town and coal mine in 1926. That is kind of a late date for a coal company town, and it shows in the "enlightened" and "reformed" arrangement of these company houses.
- ^ Kentucky Foundation. "Kentucky Coal Heritage - Harlan County, Kentucky Coal Camps". coaleducation.org. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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Municipalities and communities of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Harlan
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communities
- Alva
- Bardo
- Baxter
- Benito
- Big Laurel
- Black Star Coal Camp
- Blackjoe
- Blair
- Bledsoe
- Brookside
- Chad
- Chevrolet
- Closplint
- Clutts
- Cranks
- Creech
- Dayhoit
- Dizney
- Draper
- Elcomb
- Fresh Meadows
- Golden Ash
- Grays Knob
- Highsplint
- Hiram
- Holmes Mill
- Insull
- Kentenia
- Kildav
- Kitts
- Lejunior
- Lenarue
- Louellen
- Mary Alice
- Mary Helen
- Molus
- Nolansburg
- Pansy
- Pine Mountain
- Putney
- Redbud
- Ridgeway
- Rosspoint
- Smith
- Stanfill
- Sunshine
- Tacky Town
- Teetersville
- Ten Spot
- Totz
- Tway
- Verda
- Yancey
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