Echols, Kentucky

Echols
Unincorporated community
Echols

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°20′1″N 86°57′51″W / 37.33361°N 86.96417°W / 37.33361; -86.96417Coordinates: 37°20′1″N 86°57′51″W / 37.33361°N 86.96417°W / 37.33361; -86.96417
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Ohio
Elevation 531 ft (162 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 507905[1]

Echols is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Pink Hall.

Echols was established as a coal town in 1874 and named for the mine owner.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echols, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 89. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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