Harned, Kentucky

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Harned, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Harned, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°45′06″N 86°24′49″W / 37.75167°N 86.41361°W / 37.75167; -86.41361Coordinates: 37°45′06″N 86°24′49″W / 37.75167°N 86.41361°W / 37.75167; -86.41361
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breckinridge
Elevation 748 ft (228 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 40144
Area code(s) 270
GNIS feature ID 493771[1]

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.[2] Harned has a post office with ZIP code 40144.[3][4]

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.[5]

References

  1. "Harned". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 
  2. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2012) (PDF). State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (Map). http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/SPRS%20Maps/Breckinridge.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15. 
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013. 
  5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). "Kentucky Place Names". University Press of Kentucky. p. 131. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
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