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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Harned, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Harned is located in KentuckyHarnedHarnedShow map of KentuckyHarned is located in the United StatesHarnedHarnedShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°45′06″N 86°24′49″W / 37.75167°N 86.41361°W / 37.75167; -86.41361
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Elevation748 ft (228 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code40144
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID493771

Harned is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Harned is located on U.S. Route 60, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southeast of Hardinsburg. Harned has a post office with ZIP code 40144.

History

A post office was established in the community, then known as Layman, on June 6, 1890. Six months later it was named for early local land owner Henry Harned, a native of Virginia who moved there shortly after the Civil War and donated the site for the depot and gave a right-of-way for the Louisville, Hardinsburg & Western Railroad.

References

  1. "Harned". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. Rennick, Robert M. (1988). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 131. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
Municipalities and communities of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hardinsburg
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Location of Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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