Flippin, Kentucky | |
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  Flippin  Flippin | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′13″N 85°52′27″W / 36.72028°N 85.87417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 42167, 42133 |
| Area code | 270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 492255[1] |
Flippin [nb 1] is an unincorporated community located in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. A small residential village and community surround the intersections of Kentucky Route 249, Kentucky Route 678, and Kentucky Route 100, approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south of the Monroe-Barren County line, where the South Fork and main stream of Indian Creek converge.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flippin, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. The University Press of Kentucky, 1984. pp. 103-4.
- ^ Collins, Lewis, and Richard H. Collins. History of Kentucky. Covington, Ky: Collins & Co, 1874. p. 630.
- ^ Kentucky. Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky: [publisher not identified], [1846]. Chapter 164, p. 159.
- ^ United States. The Official Atlas of the Civil War. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1958.
- ^ Arterburn, Charles R. A Place Called Flippin: A Concise but not Exhaustive History with Sources Cited of the Community Variously Known as the Forks of Indian Creek, Pikesville, and Flippin in Monroe County, Kentucky. Lexington, Ky: C.R. Arterburn, 2023. (Corrigenda: Note 2 and Note 3 on pp. 2 and 3 should be reversed. familysearch.org/library/books/)
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