Printer, Kentucky | |
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| Coordinates: 37°31′47″N 82°44′47″W / 37.52972°N 82.74639°W / 37.52972; -82.74639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Floyd |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 41655 |
| GNIS feature ID | 5088771 |
Printer is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
The community is named after John Printer Meade, a pioneer citizen.2
The community is located on Kentucky Route 122 at the western terminus of Kentucky Route 2030.
1981 shooting
On October 16, 1981, a retired 70 year-old miner named William Okie Bevins went into an auto parts store with a .30 caliber automatic, and shot 8 men with 5 dying being including the store owner Roger Hatfield,3 and 3 being injured. He had an argument with Roger Click before the shooting.4 He was previously convicted of a murder dating back to 1930. After the shooting he was sent an undisclosed location.5 He was soon sentenced to death.6
References
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Printer, Kentucky
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 106.
- "Article clipped from The Courier-Journal". The Courier-Journal. October 20, 1981. p. 8. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- Upi (October 18, 1981). "Around the Nation; Retired Miner Is Held In Shooting Deaths of 5". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- "Suspect in mass murder convicted in 1929 killing - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
- "Bevins v. Com". Justia Law. Retrieved April 29, 2026.