Minnie, Kentucky

Minnie, Kentucky
Minnie is located in Kentucky
Minnie
Minnie
Location within the state of Kentucky
Minnie is located in the United States
Minnie
Minnie
Minnie (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′20″N 82°45′15″W / 37.47222°N 82.75417°W / 37.47222; -82.75417
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41651
GNIS feature ID498414[1]

Minnie is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

The community was so named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were miners.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnie, Kentucky
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 84.