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Payne Gap

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Its population was 329 as of the 2010 census. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 329 residents
  • Description: unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Payne Gap, Kentucky” and “Payne Gap, KY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pound Gap.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between and . It served as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunham and Cromona.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and coal town in , , United States. 's post office operated in the community from 1913 to 1960. is situated 2½ miles north of Payne Gap.

Hamlet
Photo: BackAlleyBoy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small unincorporated community located in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky in , , United States. The post office has operated since 1916. is situated 3 miles northwest of Payne Gap.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Payne Gap.

Payne Gap

Latitude
37.15538° or 37° 9′ 19″ north
Longitude
-82.65932° or 82° 39′ 34″ west
Population
329
Elevation
1,762 feet (537 metres)
Open location code
869V584R+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154386737
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4303744
Wiki­data ID
Q6067703
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Payne Gap” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Payne Gap”
  • Chechen: “Пейн-Геп”
  • Chinese: “佩恩加普”
  • Dutch: “Payne Gap”
  • French: “Payne Gap”
  • German: “Payne Gap”
  • Gilaki: “پین گپ (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “پین گپ”
  • Irish: “Payne Gap”
  • Ladin: “Payne Gap”
  • Persian: “پاین گپ، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “پاین گپ”
  • Polish: “Payne Gap”
  • Serbian: “Пејн Гап”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Payne Gap, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Payne Gap”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پاین قپ، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Payne Gap”
  • Tatar: “Пейн-Геп”
  • Ukrainian: “Пейн-Геп”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Payne Gap Church and Old Meade Homeplace.

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