Bardo is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.

Bardo, Kentucky
Bardo is located in Kentucky
Bardo
Bardo
Bardo is located in the United States
Bardo
Bardo
Coordinates: 36°45′35″N 83°20′40″W / 36.75972°N 83.34444°W / 36.75972; -83.34444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Elevation
1,470 ft (450 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID486331[1]

History

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A post office was established at Bardo in 1929, and remained in operation until 1963.[2] The name is derived from Bordeaux, France, according to local history.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bardo, Kentucky
  2. ^ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8131-4401-6.