Huff, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Huff |
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: | Edmonson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 541 |
Coordinates: | 37.2486°N -86.3678°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 508290 |
Huff is an unincorporated community located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.
Huff is located in the West-central portion of Edmonson County at the junction of Kentucky Routes 70 and 187. It is located about west-northwest of Brownsville. The community is located along Bear Creek, a tributary of the Green River.
Students in the Huff area attend the institutions of the Edmonson County Schools system, including Edmonson County High School (ECHS). The area was previously served by Sunfish High School prior to the 1959 merger of all of the county's high schools to establish ECHS. The Sunfish school continued operation as an elementary school until 1979.
A post office was established in the community in 1889, and named for the local Huff family.[1] The post office, which used ZIP code 42250, ceased operation in 1996.[2] [3]