Hippo, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Hippo is located in Kentucky
Hippo
Hippo
Location within the state of Kentucky
Hippo is located in the United States
Hippo
Hippo
Hippo (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°31′15″N 82°52′8″W / 37.52083°N 82.86889°W / 37.52083; -82.86889
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
745 ft (227 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41637
GNIS feature ID508252[1]

Hippo is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for local resident Bee Madison "Hippo" Craft. At the time "hippo," short for hypochondriac, was Southern slang for an irritable and complaining person, something Craft was apparently known for in town.[2]

Their post office closed in June 1996.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hippo, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 142. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm[permanent dead link]


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