Balkan | |
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Coordinates: 36°45′33″N 83°32′40″W / 36.75917°N 83.54444°W | |
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 [1] |
Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. [1]
A post office was established at Balkan in 1912, and remained in operation until 1982. [2] It was named after the Balkans, in Southeast Europe, the native land of many of the early settlers in this mining community. [3]
Balkan | |
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Coordinates: 36°45′33″N 83°32′40″W / 36.75917°N 83.54444°W | |
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 [1] |
Balkan is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. [1]
A post office was established at Balkan in 1912, and remained in operation until 1982. [2] It was named after the Balkans, in Southeast Europe, the native land of many of the early settlers in this mining community. [3]