Boons Camp, Kentucky

BoonsCamp
Unincorporated community
BoonsCamp Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°49′57″N 82°42′4″W / 37.83250°N 82.70111°W / 37.83250; -82.70111Coordinates: 37°49′57″N 82°42′4″W / 37.83250°N 82.70111°W / 37.83250; -82.70111
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Johnson
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	41204
GNIS feature ID	487701^[1]

Boons Camp is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community is named after a camp used by Daniel Boone during the 1790s while he was hunting with the settlers from nearby Blockhouse Bottom. The community's original post office opened on May 16, 1876 with James Mollett as its postmaster.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boons Camp, Kentucky
↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4.

Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Paintsville

City	Paintsville

Unincorporated communities	Asa Barnetts Creek Boons Camp Chandlerville Collista Denver Dobson East Point Elna Flat Gap Fuget Hager Hill Hargis Keaton Kerz Leander Low Gap Manila Meally Nero Nippa Odds Offutt Oil Springs Redbush Riceville River Sip Sitka Staffordsville Stambaugh Swamp Branch Thealka Thelma Tutor Key Van Lear Volga West Van Lear Whitehouse Williamsport Winifred Wittensville

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