Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky

Garrett, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Front street in Garrett
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Coordinates: 37°28′47″N 82°49′54″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Floyd
Elevation	876 ft (267 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes	41630
GNIS feature ID	492717[1]

Garrett is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the intersection of Kentucky Route 80 and Kentucky Route 7. CSX E&BV Subdivision also passes through the center of town between Front Street and State Route 7.

The town was founded by the Elk Horn Coal Company.

A post office was established in 1910 and named "Ballard". In 1914 the name was changed to Garrett, for brothers John and Robert Garrett, both Baltimore bankers and coal company financiers.^[2]

Between July 26 and July 28 the nearby town of Jackson, KY recorded 8 inches of precipitation leading to widespread destruction and loss of life in and around Garrett.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky
2. Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813126312.