Official Name: | Piner, Kentucky |
Pushpin Map: | Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Piner |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kenton |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 276 |
Coordinates: | 38.8314°N -84.5358°W |
Area Code: | 859 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 500724 |
Piner is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Kentucky Route 14 and Kentucky Route 17 in the southern portion of the county.[1] Piner has an elementary school, Piner Elementary School, which is part of the Kenton County School District.[2]
On March 2, 2012, Piner was hit by an EF4 tornado, which killed four people and injured eight others; the tornado was part of a larger outbreak in the Ohio River valley.[3]