Jonancy, Kentucky

Jonancy is a small unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, in the far eastern part of the state.[2] The latitude and longitude are 37.316N and -82.583W. Jonancy is in the Eastern Coal Field region. The community is in the Eastern time zone.

Jonancy
Jonancy
Location within the state of Kentucky
Jonancy
Jonancy (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°18′59″N 82°34′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPike
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EST)
ZIP codes
41538
GNIS feature ID508353[1]

According to James Blake Miller, the hamlet's best-known resident, Jonancy was "named after my great-great-great grandparents: Joe and Nancy Miller ... [t]hey were the first people in those parts."[3]

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