Canoe, Kentucky

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Canoe
Unincorporated community
Canoe Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°26′56″N 83°26′55″W / 37.44889°N 83.44861°W / 37.44889; -83.44861Coordinates: 37°26′56″N 83°26′55″W / 37.44889°N 83.44861°W / 37.44889; -83.44861
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Breathitt
Elevation	718 ft (219 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	41316
GNIS feature ID	511206^[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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canoe, Kentucky
↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm
↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). "Kentucky Place Names". University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Jackson

City	Jackson

Unincorporated communities	Altro Barwick Bays Beech Canoe Clayhole Elkatawa Frozen Creek Haddix Hardshell Kragon Keck Little Lost Creek Lunah Moct Morris Fork Ned Panhandle Quicksand Roosevelt Rousseau Shoulderblade Vancleve Whick Wilhurst Wolf Coal Wolverine

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