Jeff, Kentucky

Jeff is a census-designated place and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 323 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Jeff
Jeff
Location within the state of Kentucky
Jeff
Jeff (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°12′18″N 83°8′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Government
 • TypeJeff
Area
 • Total0.788 sq mi (2.04 km2)
 • Land0.757 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Water0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total323
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41751
Area code(s)606
GNIS feature ID516758[2]

A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for the early settler Jefferson Combs.[4]

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jeff, Kentucky
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 152. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-07-26.


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