Piner, Kentucky
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Piner, Kentucky | |
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  Piner  Piner | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′53″N 84°32′9″W / 38.83139°N 84.53583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Kenton |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 859 |
| GNIS feature ID | 500724[1] |
Piner is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Kentucky Route 14 and Kentucky Route 17 in the southern portion of the county.[2] Piner has an elementary school, Piner Elementary School, which is part of the Kenton County School District.[3]
On March 2, 2012, Piner was hit by an EF4 tornado, which killed four people and injured eight others; the tornado was part of a larger outbreak in the Ohio River valley.[4]
