Letcher County, Kentucky
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Letcher County, Kentucky is a rural county in the eastern Appalachian region of the state, known for its coal mining heritage and mountainous terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Letcher County, Kentucky canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| areaCode | 606 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Buchanan County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dickenson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlan County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Knott County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Wise County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Whitesburg, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fipsCode | 21-133 ⓘ |
| gnisID | 0511380 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Central Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | coal-dependent economy ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coal seams
ⓘ
forested hills ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Fleming-Neon, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jenkins, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitesburg, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jefferson National Forest (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | North Fork of the Kentucky River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
hollows and valleys
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRoute |
Kentucky Route 15
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 119 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLandlocked | true ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining heritage
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| largestCity | Whitesburg, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Letcher County Fiscal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Appalachian coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ |
| namedFor | Robert P. Letcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | ZIP code ⓘ |
| regionType | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
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surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.