Fritz, Kentucky

Fritz is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

Fritz
Fritz
Location within the state of Kentucky
Fritz
Fritz (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°42′5″N 83°9′6″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMagoffin
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41431
GNIS feature ID508042[1]

A post office first opened in the community in 1912, and it has been known historically as Jondun and Nola. The name was changed to Fritz in 1916 in honor of Fritz Arnett, a resident who had filed the first application for the post office.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fritz, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 110. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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