Emma, Kentucky

Emma, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Emma is located in Kentucky
Emma
Emma
Location within the state of Kentucky
Emma is located in the United States
Emma
Emma
Emma (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′7″N 82°42′1″W / 37.63528°N 82.70028°W / 37.63528; -82.70028
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41625
GNIS feature ID491764[1]

Emma is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1908. The origins of place name Emma are unclear: some hold it was named for the wife of the congressman John W. Langley, while others believe it was named for the wife of a prominent realtor.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emma, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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