Yerkes
Yerkes is an unincorporated community and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Yerkes, Kentucky”, “Yerkes, KY”, and “یرکس، کنتاکی”
- Postal code: 41778
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Busy and Butterfly.
Butterfly
Hamlet
The North Fork Kentucky River has several tributary… Butterfly is situated 2 miles northeast of Yerkes.
Dunraven
Hamlet
Dunraven is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Dunraven is situated 2 miles north of Yerkes.
Yerkes
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Perry, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.27732° or 37° 16′ 38″ north
Longitude
-83.30101° or 83° 18′ 4″ west
Elevation
876 feet (267 metres)
Open location code
869R7MGX+WH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Yerkes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “耶基斯”
- French: “Yerkes”
- Persian: “یرکس”
- South Azerbaijani: “یرکز، کنتاکی”
- Urdu: “یرکس، کینٹکی”
- Urdu: “یرکس”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Typo and Napfor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Little Willard Church and Hickory Gap Church.
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