Farraday
Farraday is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The now-defunct post office was located on Thornton Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Kentucky River.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: township in Letcher County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Farraday, Kentucky” and “Farraday, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millstone and Sergent.
Sergent
Hamlet
Sergent is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
Kona
Hamlet
Kona is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Kona is situated 2 miles east of Farraday.
Farraday
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Letcher, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.16399° or 37° 9′ 50″ north
Longitude
-82.77071° or 82° 46′ 15″ west
Elevation
1,270 feet (387 metres)
Open location code
869V567H+HP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Farraday” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法拉第”
- French: “Farraday”
- Irish: “Farraday”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Thornton and Southdown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sergeant Church and Snake Valley Lake.
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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.
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