Hellier, Kentucky
Appearance
Hellier | |
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Coordinates: 37°17′15″N 82°28′17″W / 37.28750°N 82.47139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Pike |
Elevation | 1,253 ft (382 m) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,350[1] |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EST) |
ZIP codes | 41534 |
Area code | 606 |
GNIS feature ID | 494007[2] |
Hellier is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
History
[edit]A post office was established in the community in 1906, and named for Ralph Augustus Hellier, the head of a Pike County coal mining company.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Vern Bickford, baseball player, was born in Hellier.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Census profile: Hellier CCD, Pike County, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hellier, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 137. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Baseball References-Vern Bickford