Ice, Kentucky

Ice is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.

Ice, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°6′27″N 82°51′37″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Letcher
Elevation	1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	508306[1]

When the post office was established on December 23, 1897, someone complained about the icy weather and the name Ice stuck.^[2] Ice's post office has since been discontinued.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ice, Kentucky
2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 148. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ice, Kentucky