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Piner, Kentucky

Piner, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Piner is located in Kentucky
Piner
Piner
Piner is located in the United States
Piner
Piner
Coordinates: 38°49′53″N 84°32′9″W / 38.83139°N 84.53583°W / 38.83139; -84.53583
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKenton
Elevation
276 ft (84 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code859
GNIS feature ID500724[1]

Piner is an unincorporated community in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Kentucky Route 14 and Kentucky Route 17 in the southern portion of the county.[2] Piner has an elementary school, Piner Elementary School, which is part of the Kenton County School District.[3]

On March 2, 2012, Piner was hit by an EF4 tornado, which killed four people and injured eight others; the tornado was part of a larger outbreak in the Ohio River valley.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Piner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ State Primary Road System: Kenton County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. June 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Piner Elementary School". Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Katko, Ben; Foxx, Kara (March 3, 2014). "Two year anniversary: A look back at the deadly Piner, Ky. tornadoes". WXIX-TV. Retrieved October 9, 2023.


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