Highsplint, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Highsplint is a former coal mining
town with extinct post office in Harlan County
, Kentucky
, United States
. It was named for the High Splint Coal Company which operated a mine in the town. Highsplint's first post office was established on February 7, 1918, with John D. Casey as postmaster.
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
town with extinct post office in Harlan County
Harlan County, Kentucky
Harlan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1819. As of 2000, the population was 33,200. Its county seat is Harlan...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was named for the High Splint Coal Company which operated a mine in the town. Highsplint's first post office was established on February 7, 1918, with John D. Casey as postmaster.
