Eolia, Kentucky

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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| name = Eolia, Kentucky

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| settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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| image_skyline = Eolia post office.jpg

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| image_caption = Eolia post office

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kentucky

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Letcher

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| unit_pref = Imperial

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| population_as_of = 2000

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

| utc_offset = -5

| timezone_DST = EST

| utc_offset_DST = -4

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| elevation_ft = 1696

| coordinates = {{coord|37|3|13|N|82|47|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP codes

| postal_code = 40826

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| blank1_info = 507944{{gnis|507944}}

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Eolia is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Its Post office opened in 1892,{{Cite web |title=Morehead State University Digital Archives |url=https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu}} and is currently still in operation with the ZIP code 40826.{{Cite web |title=ZIP Code™ Lookup {{!}} USPS |url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=tools.usps.com}}

Parts of the film Coal Miner's Daughter, a 1980 biographical musical film detailing the story of country singer, Loretta Lynn, were filmed in Eolia.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-05 |title=Good memories still linger for 'Coal Miner's Daughter' |url=https://www.themountaineagle.com/articles/good-memories-still-linger-for-coal-miners-daughter/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=The Mountain Eagle}}

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{{Letcher County, Kentucky}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Letcher County, Kentucky

Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky

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