Topmost, Kentucky

Topmost is an unincorporated community within Knott County, Kentucky, United States.

Topmost, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°21′31″N 82°47′17″W / 37.35861°N 82.78806°W / 37.35861; -82.78806
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knott
Elevation	823 ft (251 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41862
GNIS feature ID	505361^[1]

A 1981 coal mine explosion in Topmost killed eight miners.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topmost, Kentucky
2. Kleber, John (May 18, 1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 523. ISBN 0813128838. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

Further reading

• Estep, Bill; Cheeves, John (July 6, 2013). "Pain remains more than 30 years after mine blast killed 8 on Potato Branch". Lexington Herald-Leader.