Grahn, Kentucky

Grahn is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 182, east of Olive Hill and southwest of the county seat of Grayson.[1] Its elevation is 692 feet (211 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 41142.[3] The ZCTA for ZIP code 41142 had a population of 95 at the 2000 census.[4]

Grahn, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Grahn Location within the state of Kentucky Grahn Grahn (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°17′1″N 83°4′31″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Carter
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41142
GNIS feature ID	493087

A post office was established in the community in 1888 as Fireclay. In 1909, it was renamed Grahn in honor of the German immigrant Karl Bernhard Grahn, founder of a successful brickyard.[5]

A school was constructed in Grahn in the 1930s under the direction of the WPA.[6] This building was originally Grahn High School; later it became Grahn Elementary School. When the school was closed in 1994, residents of the area sought to purchase the building and renovate it into a community center. After a grant was received in 1997, the Grahn School Community Center opened to provide services for people in Grahn and the surrounding area, including a library, thrift store, sports facilities and computer classes.[7]

References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '09. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2009, p. 43.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grahn, Kentucky
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 121. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
6. "Clay's Choice, Carter County" Kentucky Quilt Trail. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
7. Grahn School Community Center Retrieved 1 April 2009.