Elkatawa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States.[2]

Elkatawa
Elkatawa is located in Kentucky
Elkatawa
Elkatawa
Location within the state of Kentucky
Elkatawa is located in the United States
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Elkatawa
Elkatawa (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°33′25″N 83°25′37″W / 37.55694°N 83.42694°W / 37.55694; -83.42694
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID491681[1]

A post office was established in 1891, with Eli C. Jones postmaster. The name Elkatawa is possibly a corruption of Tenskwatawa.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkatawa, Kentucky
  2. ^ Latitude.to. "Find GPS coordinates for any address or location". latitude.to. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 91. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.