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'''Crockett''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Morgan County, Kentucky|Morgan County]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]]. It lies along [[Kentucky Route 172|Route 172]] northeast of the city of [[West Liberty, Kentucky|West Liberty]], the [[county seat]] of Morgan County.<ref>Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '06.'' [[Chicago]]: [[Rand McNally]], 2006, p. 43.</ref> Its elevation is 912&nbsp;feet (278&nbsp;m), and it is located at {{coord|37|59|8|N|83|5|27|W|city}} (37.9856429, -83.0907262).<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:507784 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report], [[Geographic Names Information System]], [[1979-09-20]]. Accessed [[2008-01-03]].</ref> Although it is unincorporated, it has a [[post office]], with the [[ZIP code]] of 41413.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=41413 Zip Code Lookup]</ref>
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'''Crockett''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Morgan County, Kentucky|Morgan County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. It lies along [[Kentucky Route 172|Route 172]] northeast of the city of [[West Liberty, Kentucky|West Liberty]], the [[county seat]] of Morgan County.<ref>Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '06.'' [[Chicago]]: [[Rand McNally]], 2006, p. 43.</ref> Its elevation is 912&nbsp;feet (278&nbsp;m).<ref>{{gnis|507784}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]], 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.</ref> It has a [[post office]] with the [[ZIP code]] 41413.<ref>[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517015552/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=41413 |date=2011-05-17 }}</ref>

A post office was established in 1900 and named for the postmaster Peter Fannin's son, David Crockett Fannin.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon+ky&pg=PA72 | title=Kentucky Place Names | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=1987 | accessdate=2013-04-28 | author=Rennick, Robert M. | pages=72| isbn=0813126312 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:40, 23 July 2023

Crockett, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Crockett is located in Kentucky
Crockett
Crockett
Crockett is located in the United States
Crockett
Crockett
Coordinates: 37°59′8″N 83°5′27″W / 37.98556°N 83.09083°W / 37.98556; -83.09083
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Elevation
912 ft (278 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41413
GNIS feature ID507784

Crockett is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 172 northeast of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[1] Its elevation is 912 feet (278 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 41413.[3]

A post office was established in 1900 and named for the postmaster Peter Fannin's son, David Crockett Fannin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crockett, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 72. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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