Garfield, Kentucky

Garfield, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Garfield, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°46′58″N 86°21′27″W / 37.78278°N 86.35750°WCoordinates: 37°46′58″N 86°21′27″W / 37.78278°N 86.35750°W
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breckinridge
Elevation 804 ft (245 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 40140[1]
Area code(s) 270
GNIS feature ID 492703[2]

Garfield is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States.[2]

A post office was established in the community in 1880 and named for candidate and future president James A. Garfield.[3]

References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Garfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. Retrieved 2013-04-28.