Canoe
Unincorporated community
Canoe is located in Kentucky
Canoe
Canoe
Location within the state of Kentucky
Canoe is located in the United States
Canoe
Canoe
Canoe (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°26′56″N 83°26′55″W / 37.44889°N 83.44861°W / 37.44889; -83.44861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41316
GNIS feature ID511206[1]

Canoe is an unincorporated community located in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed in 1993.[2]

The origin of the name Canoe is unclear. According to legend, at one point waters were so shallow on nearby Canoe Creek, a canoe had to be abandoned.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoe, Kentucky
  2. ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm. Retrieved July 30, 2012. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. ISBN 978-0813126319. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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