Baxter, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°51′35″N 83°19′51″W / 36.85972°N 83.33083°W / 36.85972; -83.33083
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Baxter, Kentucky
Baxter is located in Kentucky
Baxter
Baxter
Baxter is located in the United States
Baxter
Baxter
Coordinates: 36°51′35″N 83°19′51″W / 36.85972°N 83.33083°W / 36.85972; -83.33083
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarlan
Elevation1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
40806
GNIS feature ID486480[1]

Baxter is an unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.

The community sits at the confluence of Martin's Fork with Clover Fork to form the Cumberland River.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baxter, Kentucky
  2. ^ Harlan, KY, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1977 rev.)

Further reading[edit]

  • James S. Greene III. Major Silas Harlan: His Life and Times Baxter, Kentucky: 1963