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Blue Diamond, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°18′28″N 83°12′57″W / 37.30778°N 83.21583°W / 37.30778; -83.21583
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Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond is located in Kentucky
Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond
Location within the state of Kentucky
Blue Diamond is located in the United States
Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°18′28″N 83°12′57″W / 37.30778°N 83.21583°W / 37.30778; -83.21583
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Elevation
1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507530[1]

Blue Diamond is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

The town's population was approximately 2,000 during the 1930s. It was a coal town associated with the operation of the Blue Diamond Coal Company mine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Diamond, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Perry County - General History". Works Progress Administration and Historical Records Survey. Works Progress Administration. 1936. Retrieved December 11, 2023.