Green is an unincorporated community within Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.

Green, Kentucky
Green is located in Kentucky
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Green
Location within the state of Kentucky
Green is located in the United States
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Green
Green (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°8′26″N 83°4′31″W / 38.14056°N 83.07528°W / 38.14056; -83.07528
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyElliott
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508125[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1899, and named for Robert Kilgore Green, an early settler in the area.[2] Its post office[3] has since closed.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 125. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green KY post office