Wiscoal, Kentucky

Wiscoal is an unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. Wiscoal is 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Hindman.^[2]

Wiscoal, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°14′14″N 83°03′22″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knott
Elevation	1,125 ft (343 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	509388[1]

History

The community was named for the Wisconsin Coal Company, which operated a mine and offices there.^[3]