Dwarf, Kentucky

Dwarf
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°20′6″N 83°7′53″W / 37.33500°N 83.13139°W / 37.33500; -83.13139Coordinates: 37°20′6″N 83°7′53″W / 37.33500°N 83.13139°W / 37.33500; -83.13139
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Perry
Elevation	938 ft (286 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	41739
GNIS feature ID	491378^[1]

Dwarf is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The town was named after Jeremiah Combs, whose nickname of "Short Jerry" pointed to his stature.^[2]

Its post office is still active (see image)

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dwarf, Kentucky
↑ Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 87.

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Hazard

Cities	Buckhorn Hazard Vicco

CDPs	Diablock Jeff

Other unincorporated communities	Allais Allock Ary Avawam Beehive Blue Diamond Boat Bonnyman Bulan Busy Butterfly Chavies Christopher Clemons Combs Cornettsville Curly Fork Daisy Darfork Defiance Delphia Dice Doorway Dow Dunraven Dwarf Eversole Farler Fourseam Fusonia Gays Creek Glomawr Grigsby Happy Happy Valley Hardburly Harveyton Hilton Hiner Hurricane Johnson Jones Kodak Krypton Lamont Leatherwood Lead Branch Little Beech Lothair Middle Fork Miller Mudlick Napfor Olivers Otter Creek Red Hill Rock Fork Saul Scuddy Sixteen Slemp Stacy Tenmile Tilford Tribbey Typo Upper Pidgeonroost Vicco Viper Wentz Whitaker Whitsett Woodland Park Yerkes

Ghost town	Upper Squabble

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