Coalton, Kentucky

Coalton
—  Unincorporated community  —
View from Coalton Community Cemetery
Coalton Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°22′12″N 82°46′09″W / 38.37°N 82.76917°W / 38.37; -82.76917Coordinates: 38°22′12″N 82°46′09″W / 38.37°N 82.76917°W / 38.37; -82.76917
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Boyd
Population (2000)
- Total	288,649
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
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Coalton is an unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 60 between Rush and Cannonsburg. Coalton is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Coalton is located within both the Ashland and Rush postal zip codes.

Points of interest

The Boyd County Fair Grounds are located in Coalton. Kentucky Electric Steel (KES Acquisitions) which employs 118 union Steelworkers is located at Coalton. The Hyland Company, has a dog food production plant located on U.S. Route 60. Hanson Brick operates a brick manufacturing facility here.

Transportation

US 60 interchanges with Interstate 64 in Coalton. This is one of three interchanges located in Boyd County. CSX transportation, formerly Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, operates a spur line from Ashland to Coalton, serving both Kentucky Electric Steel and the Hanson Brick Plant, where goods produced here are transported to the CSX mainline in Ashland and beyond.

Education

Boyd County Public Schools (Kentucky)

External links

• Chamber of Commerce