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Typo, Kentucky

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Perry

ZIP codes
  
41771

Elevation
  
316 m

State
  
Kentucky

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
516091

Local time
  
Monday 1:53 PM

Typo, Kentucky

Weather
  
24°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 52% Humidity

Typo is an unincorporated community within Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office has been closed.

Map of Typo, KY 41719, USA

Typo gained its name from loggers who tied poles to their logs to make rafts at the community. Since the community is located at the mouth of Big Creek into the Kentucky River, loggers made their rafts there before continuing downriver. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

References

Typo, Kentucky Wikipedia