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

Grays Knob, Kentucky
Grays Knob is located in Kentucky
Grays Knob
Grays Knob
Grays Knob is located in the United States
Grays Knob
Grays Knob
Coordinates: 36°48′24″N 83°18′36″W / 36.80667°N 83.31000°W / 36.80667; -83.31000
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
40829
GNIS feature ID493217[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1916, and named for a local hill.[2] It is located just south of the city of Harlan.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grays Knob, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 124. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.