Wiscoal, Kentucky

Wiscoal, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Wiscoal Show map of Kentucky Wiscoal Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°14′14″N 83°03′22″W / 37.23722°N 83.05611°W / 37.23722; -83.05611
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knott
Elevation	1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	509388^[1]

Wiscoal is an unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. Wiscoal is 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Hindman.^[2]

History

The community was named for the Wisconsin Coal Company, which operated a mine and offices there.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wiscoal, Kentucky
^ Wiscoal Topo Zone Map in Knott County KY
^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). Kentucky Place Names. p. 322.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Knott County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hindman
Cities	Hindman (formerly The Forks) Pippa Passes Vicco‡	Location of Knott County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Anco Bath Betty Breeding Creek Dema‡ Elmrock Handshoe Hollybush Indian Grave Irishmans Kite Littcarr Mousie Pine Top Raven Redfox Sassafras Spider Topmost Wiscoal
post offices (and the creeks they are on)	Troublesome Creek (includes Mink, Emmalena, Fisty, and Carrie) The Forks of Troublesome (includes Cornett's Valley/McPherson/Hindman, Brinkley, Ivis, Mallie, Leburn, and Garner) Balls Fork (includes Talcum, Yellow Mountain, Vest, Balls Fork, Bearville, and Soft Shell) Lotts Creek (includes Elic and Cordia)
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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