Coffman
Coffman is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Jimtown. Founded in 1905 by Franklin Olliver Coffman, it included a post office, school, and general store.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: township in Ohio County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Coffman, Kentucky”, “Coffman, KY”, “Jimtown”, and “Jimtown Junction”
Places of Interest
Highlights include D.B. Wilson Generating Station.
D.B. Wilson Generating Station
Power station
The D.B. Wilson Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant operated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation and located near Centertown, Kentucky. D.B. Wilson Generating Station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Coffman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buttonsberry and Nuckols.
Buttonsberry
Hamlet
Buttonsberry is an unincorporated community located in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Karnes Station. The etymology refers to finding a button nearby while picking berries. Buttonsberry is situated 4 miles west of Coffman.
Nuckols
Hamlet
Nuckols is an unincorporated community located in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. A post office called Nuckols was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1974. The community is named after Neverson Nuckols, an early settler. Nuckols is situated 4 miles north of Coffman.
Equality
Hamlet
Equality is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, southwest of Centertown. Close to coal mines and the Green River, it is a coal-mining settlement. Equality is situated 5 miles southeast of Coffman.
Coffman
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Ohio, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.4631° or 37° 27′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.10194° or 87° 6′ 7″ westElevation
417 feet (127 metres)Open location code
869JFV7X+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 153459960OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Coffman” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “科夫曼”
- French: “Coffman”
- Irish: “Coffman”
- Turkish: “Coffman”
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