The town was founded by the Elk Horn Coal Company.
A post office was established in 1910 and named "Ballard". In 1914 the name was changed to Garrett, for brothers John and Robert Garrett, both Baltimore bankers and coal company financiers.[2]
Between July 26 and July 28 the nearby town of Jackson, KY recorded 8 inches of precipitation leading to widespread destruction and loss of life in and around Garrett.
ReferencesEdit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky
^Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN0813126312.
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