Himyar, Kentucky

Himyar, Kentucky
Himyar, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
	Himyar Himyar
	Coordinates: 36°49′58″N 83°47′59″W / 36.83278°N 83.79972°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knox
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	508247

CountryUnited States

Elevation

1,037 ft (316 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1906. The town's namesake is the racehorse Himyar, who placed second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby.^[2]

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Barbourville
Cities	Barbourville Corbin‡	Location of Knox County, Kentucky
CDPs	Artemus Flat Lick North Corbin‡
Other unincorporated communities	Bimble Bryants Store Cannon Crane Nest Dewitt Gray Green Road Heidrick Himyar Hinkle Kayjay Mills Powers Coal Camp Salt Gum Scalf Siler The Forks of Stinking Trosper Walker Warren Watch
post offices (and the creeks that they are on)	Collins Creek (includes Willowdale, Lincoln, Abel, Williams, Sprule/Hemlock, Safe, Cottongim, Dallas, Green Road, Bluehole, 2 Hoppers, Fount, and 2 Girdlers)
Ghost towns	Anchor Elys Slick Lizard Coal Camp
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county
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Himyar, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°49′58″N 83°47′59″W / 36.83278°N 83.79972°W / 36.83278; -83.79972
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knox
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	508247^[1]

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