Himyar is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

Himyar, Kentucky
Himyar is located in Kentucky
Himyar
Himyar
Himyar is located in the United States
Himyar
Himyar
Coordinates: 36°49′58″N 83°47′59″W / 36.83278°N 83.79972°W / 36.83278; -83.79972
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnox
Elevation
1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID508247[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1906. The town's namesake is the racehorse Himyar, who placed second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Himyar, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.