Crockett, Kentucky facts for kids
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Crockett, Kentucky
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 Crockett, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Crockett, Kentucky
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Morgan |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
41413
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| GNIS feature ID | 507784 |
Crockett is a small place in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's managed by the larger county government.
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About Crockett, Kentucky
Crockett is a quiet community located in the beautiful state of Kentucky. It's a place where people live and work, even though it doesn't have its own mayor or city council.
Where is Crockett?
You can find Crockett in the eastern part of Kentucky. It sits along a road called Route 172. The community is located northeast of West Liberty. West Liberty is an important town because it's the county seat of Morgan County. A county seat is like the main town or capital for a county, where the most important government offices are found.
Crockett is also quite high up! Its elevation is 912 feet (which is about 278 meters) above sea level. This tells us how high the land is compared to the ocean.
How Crockett Gets Mail
Even though Crockett is an unincorporated community, it has its very own post office. This post office helps make sure that mail gets to everyone who lives there. The special ZIP code for Crockett is 41413.
How Crockett Got Its Name
The post office in Crockett was first opened a long time ago, in the year 1900. It was named after a person named David Crockett Fannin. He was the son of the first postmaster, Peter Fannin. So, the community of Crockett got its name from a local family who helped start the post office!
