Echols, Kentucky
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Echols | |
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Coordinates: 37°20′1″N 86°57′51″W / 37.33361°N 86.96417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Ohio |
Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 507905[1] |
Echols is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Pink Hall.
The town extends north from Paradise, and also north from the Peabody Wildlife Management which used to be coal mines.
Echols was established as a coal town in 1874 and named for the mine owner.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echols, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 89. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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