Cubage, Kentucky
| Cubage | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Cubage  Cubage Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′4″N 83°31′16″W / 36.70111°N 83.52111°WCoordinates: 36°42′4″N 83°31′16″W / 36.70111°N 83.52111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Bell |
| Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 40822 |
| GNIS feature ID | 490455[1] |
Cubage is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1989.[2]
According to tradition, someone carved "cub bear killed here" onto a beech tree. Cub Beech, as it was then known, was corrupted into Cubage. A post office was established in 1879.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cubage, Kentucky
- ↑ http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm
- ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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