Gunlock is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 7 southeast of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County.[1] Its elevation is 1,001 feet (305 m).[2]
Gunlock, Kentucky | |
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  Gunlock  Gunlock | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′51″N 82°55′34″W / 37.54750°N 82.92611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Magoffin |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 41632 |
| GNIS feature ID | 508149 |
A post office was established in the community in 1936. The first postmaster is said to have taken the name Gunlock from a newspaper article he read about a western ranch.[3] Its post office, with the ZIP code of 41632, closed in 1998.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunlock, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 127. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
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