Highsplint, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 36°53′41″N 83°7′2″W / 36.89472°N 83.11722°W / 36.89472; -83.11722
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Highsplint, Kentucky
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GNIS feature ID512699[1]

Highsplint is a former coal town with an extinct post office[2] in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for the High Splint and Seagraves Coal Companies which operated a mine in the town at that time.[3] Highsplint's first post office was established on February 7, 1918, with John D. Casey as postmaster,[4] remaining in operation until 1974.

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highsplint, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highsplint, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Kentucky Coal Heritage - Harlan County, Kentucky Coal Camps".
  4. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4
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