Harned, Kentucky

Harned, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Harned, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°45′06″N 86°24′49″W / 37.75167°N 86.41361°WCoordinates: 37°45′06″N 86°24′49″W / 37.75167°N 86.41361°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Breckinridge
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	40144
Area code(s)	270 & 364
GNIS feature ID	493771[1]

Harned is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Harned is located on U.S. Route 60, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southeast of Hardinsburg.^[2] Harned has a post office with ZIP code 40144.^[3][4]

A post office was established in the community, then known as Layman, on June 6, 1890. Six months later it was named for early local land owner Henry Harned, a native of Virginia who moved there shortly after the Civil War and donated the site for the depot and gave a right-of-way for the Louisville, Hardinsburg & Western Railroad.^[5]

References

1. "Harned". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 131. Retrieved 2013-04-28.