Gunlock, Kentucky

Gunlock is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 7 southeast of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County.[1] Its elevation is 1,001 feet (305 m).[2]

Gunlock, Kentucky
Gunlock is located in Kentucky
Gunlock
Gunlock
Gunlock is located in the United States
Gunlock
Gunlock
Coordinates: 37°32′51″N 82°55′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMagoffin
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41632
GNIS feature ID508149

A post office was established in the community in 1936. The first postmaster is said to have taken the name Gunlock from a newspaper article he read about a western ranch.[3] Its post office, with the ZIP code of 41632, closed in 1998.[4][5]

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gunlock, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 127. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".


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