Hecla is an unincorporated community located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. It was also called Hechla.

Hecla, Kentucky
Hecla is located in Kentucky
Hecla
Hecla
Hecla is located in the United States
Hecla
Hecla
Coordinates: 37°17′6″N 87°31′37″W / 37.28500°N 87.52694°W / 37.28500; -87.52694
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHopkins
Elevation
413 ft (126 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID493995[1]

Hecla began as a company town where the workers of a mine operated by the Hecla Coal and Mining Company lived. The first mine opened there in 1873.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 136. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved November 30, 2020.