Harveyton
Harveyton is located in Kentucky
Harveyton
Harveyton
Location within the state of Kentucky
Harveyton is located in the United States
Harveyton
Harveyton
Harveyton (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°18′44″N 83°12′6″W / 37.31222°N 83.20167°W / 37.31222; -83.20167
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID493852[1]

Harveyton is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

The coal town was built around the Harvey Coal Company mine. A post office was established in 1916 with the name Staub; it was renamed Harveyton in 1923.[2] Its post office[3] has since closed.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harveyton, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 133. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harveyton, Kentucky


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