Gypsy, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Gypsy is located in Kentucky
Gypsy
Gypsy
Gypsy is located in the United States
Gypsy
Gypsy
Coordinates: 37°39′45″N 82°57′50″W / 37.66250°N 82.96389°W / 37.66250; -82.96389
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMagoffin
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41438
GNIS feature ID508152[1]

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

History

Gypsy was named for a daughter of the local schoolteacher who had successfully led the effort to get the community a post office in 1883.[2] The post office there remained in operation from 1883 until it was discontinued in 1994.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsy, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 127. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Magoffin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.


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