Grahn is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 182, east of Olive Hill and southwest of the county seat of Grayson.[1] Its elevation is 692 feet (211 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 41142.[3] The ZCTA for ZIP code 41142 had a population of 95 at the 2000 census.[4]

Grahn, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°17′1″N 83°4′31″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Carter
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41142
GNIS feature ID	493087

A post office was established in the community in 1888 as Fireclay. In 1909, it was renamed Grahn in honor of the German immigrant Karl Bernhard Grahn, founder of a successful brickyard.[5]

A school was constructed in Grahn in the 1930s under the direction of the WPA.[6] This building was originally Grahn High School; later it became Grahn Elementary School. When the school was closed in 1994, residents of the area sought to purchase the building and renovate it into a community center. After a grant was received in 1997, the Grahn School Community Center opened to provide services for people in Grahn and the surrounding area, including a library, thrift store, sports facilities and computer classes.[7]

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