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Jonancy
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 Jonancy
Location in Kentucky
Jonancy
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EST) |
| ZIP codes |
41538
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| GNIS feature ID | 508353 |
Jonancy is a small unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, in the far eastern part of the state. The latitude and longitude are 37.316N and -82.583W. Jonancy is in the Eastern Coal Field region. The community is in the Eastern time zone.
According to James Blake Miller, the hamlet's best-known resident, Jonancy was "named after my great-great-great grandparents: Joe and Nancy Miller ... [t]hey were the first people in those parts."
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