Baxter, Kentucky

Baxter, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°51′35″N 83°19′51″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Harlan
Elevation [1]	1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	40806
GNIS feature ID	486480[1]

Baxter is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.

The community sits at the confluence of Martin's Fork with Clover Fork to form the Cumberland River.[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, Kentucky
2. Harlan, KY, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1977 rev.)

Further reading

• James S. Greene III. Major Silas Harlan: His Life and Times Baxter, Kentucky: 1963