Flippin, Kentucky
| Flippin | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Old post office in Flippin | |
  Flippin  Flippin Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′13″N 85°52′27″W / 36.72028°N 85.87417°WCoordinates: 36°43′13″N 85°52′27″W / 36.72028°N 85.87417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 42167 |
| GNIS feature ID | 492255[1] |
Flippin is an unincorporated community located in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. The community is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 249 and Kentucky Route 678, northwest of Gamaliel and east of Fountain Run. Indian Creek, a tributary of the Barren River, passes through Flippin.
The community was named for the local Flippin family of pioneers.[2] It was originally known as Johnstonville, after another pioneer family. Flippin had its own post office from 1858 to 1964.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flippin, Kentucky
- 1 2 Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 103–104. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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