Cornettsville, Kentucky Explained

Cornettsville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:792
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:932
Coordinates:37.1339°N -83.0769°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:41731
Area Code:606
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:490126

Cornettsville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States, within the state's eastern mountain region known for coal mining. The population is 792 as of the 2000 United States Census. The town was named for one of the early pioneers to the area, William Jesse Cornett, whose log cabin and burial site can still be seen today.[1]

Geography

Cornettsville is located at, with an elevation of approximately 932 feet (284 m).[2] The town is located in the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region of Kentucky and it is in the eastern time zone of the United States. The zip code for Cornettsville is 41731.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rennick, Robert M. . Kentucky Place Names . 1988 . The University Press of Kentucky . . 0-8131-0179-4 . Place Names. Retrieved on 2010-07-01
  2. Retrieved on 2010-07-01
  3. http://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/ky/perry/cornettsville.cfm Cornettsville, Kentucky community profile