Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°28′47″N 82°49′54″W / 37.47972°N 82.83167°W / 37.47972; -82.83167
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Garrett, Kentucky
ZIP codes
41630
GNIS feature ID492717[1]

Garrett is an

E&BV Subdivision
also passes through the center of town between Front Street and State Route 7.

The town was founded by the Elk Horn Coal Company.

A post office was established in 1910 and named "Ballard". In 1914 the name was changed to Garrett, for brothers John and Robert Garrett, both Baltimore bankers and coal company financiers.[2]

Between July 26 and July 28 the nearby town of Jackson, KY recorded 8 inches of precipitation leading to widespread destruction and loss of life in and around Garrett.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky
  2. ISBN 0813126312
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