Closplint is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The settlement was named Cloversplint after the mining company (Clover Splint Coal Company, Inc.[2] ) that built the mine to exploit the coal and the settlement as a coal town in 1926.[3] The arrangement of the company houses is considered to have shown the influence of reform thinking about such towns. The company operated here between 1928 and 1946. [4] When the United States Postal Service established a post office (ZIP Code 40927), it shortened the name to Closplint.
Closplint, Kentucky | |
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| Coordinates: 36°54′14″N 83°4′10″W / 36.90389°N 83.06944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Harlan |
| Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP codes | 40927 |
| GNIS feature ID | 511416[1] |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Closplint, Kentucky
- ^ "Fasttrack Organization Search". app.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Chris DellaMea. "CLOSPLINT KY". coalcampusa.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
The Clover Splint Coal Company (hence Closplint) constructed this coal town and coal mine in 1926. That is kind of a late date for a coal company town, and it shows in the "enlightened" and "reformed" arrangement of these company houses.
- ^ Kentucky Foundation. "Kentucky Coal Heritage - Harlan County, Kentucky Coal Camps". coaleducation.org. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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