Himyar
Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1906. The town's namesake is the racehorse Himyar, who placed second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Himyar, Kentucky” and “Himyar, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artemus and Trosper.
Artemus
Hamlet
Artemus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 United States census the population was 590. Artemus is situated 2½ miles west of Himyar.
Trosper
Hamlet
Trosper is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. Trosper is situated 3½ miles south of Himyar.
Bimble
Village
Bimble is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. The name Bimble was formed by compounding the names of two local farm animals, Bim and Bill. The village was previously known as Yeager until 1966. Bimble is situated 3½ miles northwest of Himyar.
Himyar
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Knox, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.83287° or 36° 49′ 58″ northLongitude
-83.79964° or 83° 47′ 59″ westElevation
1,037 feet (316 metres)Open location code
868RR6M2+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 153995846OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Himyar” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “希姆亞”
- French: “Himyar”
- Irish: “Himyar”
- Japanese: “ヒムヤー”
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