Places to stay in Cromona, Kentucky

Cromona is a small unincorporated community located in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky in Letcher County, Kentucky. The Cromona post office has operated since 1916. Cromona is actually known as Haymond by the local residents. However, for reasons that are obscure, the post office was given a different name, Cromona. It was built as a coal town in 1916, and was named for the president of the Elk Horn Coal Corporation, Thomas S. Haymond. The population of Haymond was 502 as of the 2010 census. Local restaurants include Johnson's Drive Inn Restaurant, Las Penas Mexican Restaurant (lakeside Drive), and Evelyn's Dean Dairy Bar.

If you are travelling in the area, Cromona is located close to Cumming Post Office (historical), Barkcamp Branch, Rocky Branch, Indian Creek and Beatrice Post Office (historical).

The center of Cromona ( which is at is longitude -82°41'47.889 and latitude 37°11'9.9599 ) is located 4 miles away from Jenkins and 9 miles away from Whitesburg.