Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
| Balkan | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  BalkanLocation within the state of KentuckyShow map of Kentucky BalkanBalkan (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′33″N 83°32′40″W / 36.75917°N 83.54444°W / 36.75917; -83.54444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Bell |
| Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP codes | 40913 |
| GNIS feature ID | 507443 |
Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
History
A post office was established at Balkan in 1912, and remained in operation until 1982. It was named after the Balkans, in Southeast Europe, the native land of many of the early settlers in this mining community.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balkan, Kentucky
- "Bell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.
External links
- Guide to the James Walters photograph collection on Balkan, 1910-1912 housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center
| Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| County seat: Pineville | ||
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| post offices (and the creeks they are on) |
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| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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