Stone, Kentucky
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
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| Coordinates: 37°35′9′′N 82°16′16′′W / 37.58583°N 82.27111°W / 37.58583; -82.27111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP code | 41567[1] |
| Area code | 606 |
| GNIS feature ID | 504444[2] |
Stone is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1912. Stone was a mining community named for Galen Stone, head of the Pond Creek Coal Company which was based in Stone. In 1922 the Pond Creek Coal Company was sold to Fordson Coal Company, which was a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. In 1936 Fordson sold the mine at Stone to Eastern Coal Company.
Stone is located just across the Tug Fork from Williamson, West Virginia, upstream from Belfry, Kentucky, on Pond Creek.
References
[edit ]- Notes
- ^ "Stone ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stone, Kentucky
- Sources
- University of Kentucky, Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer entry
- CoalCampUSA.com entry on Eastern Kentucky coalfields includes photos of Stone
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