Eolia is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Letcher County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, United States. Its

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opened in 1892. And is currently still in operation with the ZIP code 40826. Parts of the film Coal Miner's Daughter, a 1980 biographical

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

detailing the story of country singer, Loretta Lynn, were filmed in Eolia.

References

Unincorporated communities in Letcher County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{LetcherCountyKY-geo-stub