Echols is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Pink Hall.
Echols | |
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Coordinates: 37°20′1″N 86°57′51″W / 37.33361°N 86.96417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Ohio |
Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 507905[1] |
The town extends north from Paradise, and also north from the Peabody Wildlife Management which used to be coal mines.
Echols was established as a coal town in 1874 and named for the mine owner.[2]