Drift, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°28′49″N 82°44′52″W / 37.48028°N 82.74778°W / 37.48028; -82.74778 (2000)
41619
Drift, Kentucky is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 569 people living in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for Drift's ZIP code (41619).[1]
Drift is located at 37°28′49″N 82°44′52″W / 37.48028°N 82.74778°W / 37.48028; -82.74778 (37.4803778, -82.7476587) at an elevation of 715 feet (218 m).[2]
A post office was established in the community in 1909. The origins of the name Drift are unclear: it may have been named for a local mine or for driftwood found in a nearby creek.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Prestonsburg
communities
- Alphoretta
- Banner
- Beaver
- Blue Moon
- Blue River
- Bonanza
- Burton
- Bypro
- Cliff
- Dana
- David
- Dema‡
- Drift
- Eastern
- Emma
- Estill
- Garrett
- Glo
- Grethel
- Halo
- Harold
- Hi Hat
- Hippo
- Hueysville
- Ivel
- Jacks Creek
- Jump Station
- Lackey
- Langley
- Ligon
- Melvin
- Minnie
- Orkney
- Printer
- Pyramid
- Risner
- Stanville
- Teaberry
- Tram
- Warco
- Watergap
- Weeksbury
- Wonder
- Woods
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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