Himyar, Kentucky
Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.
A post office was established in the community in 1906. The town's namesake is the racehorse Himyar, who placed second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Himyar, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county | |
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