Big Spring, Kentucky
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Big Spring, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 86°09′08″W / 37.79917°N 86.15222°WCoordinates: 37°47′57″N 86°09′08″W / 37.79917°N 86.15222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Counties | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade |
Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6, -5 (Central (CST), Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5, -4 (CDT, EDT) |
Area codes | 270 & 364 |
GNIS feature ID | 512759[1] |
Big Spring, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Meade County, and Hardin County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1][2]
Big Spring takes its name from a spring which emerges near the town site, then sinks underground.[3] A post office was established for the community in 1826.[4]
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References
- ^ a b "Big Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 599.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 24. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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