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Kentucky Place Names [Paperback]

Robert M. Rennick (Author)
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January 4, 1988

" From the wealth of place names in Kentucky, Rennick has selected those of some 2,000 communities and post offices. These places are usually the largest, the best known, or the most important as well as those with unusual or inherently interesting names. Including perhaps one-fourth of all such places known in the state, the names were chosen as a representative sample among Kentucky's counties and sections. Kentucky Place Names offers a fascinating mosaic of information on families, events, politics, and local lore in the state. It will interest all Kentuckians as well as the growing number of scholars of American place names.


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"A bonanza for historians, linguists, geographers, folklorists, genealogists and people who are simply nuts about names." -- Appalachian Newsletter



"Good reading for anyone interested in Kentucky history and folklore, and it whets the appetite for more." -- Louisville Courier-Journal


Product Details

  • Paperback: 398 pages
  • Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (January 4, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0813101794
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813101798
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #688,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Where In The World is Stop, Kentucky?, September 6, 2000
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Kentucky's founding fathers excelled in making counties, today there are 120 of them in the Bluegrass state. As well they went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to naming the communities in which they lived. Few states if any can boast of a Bugtussle, Monkey's Eyebrow, or even a Thousandsticks among their place names. Rennick's book chronicles these diverse and unique names found in Kentucky. Most of the communities listed include the directions within the county in which they are located, as well as a brief description of how the community got it's name. The book is a valuable asset especially to those interested in the social and economic development of Kentucky and good reading for anyone interested in Kentucky History. By the way Stop is located in Wayne County near the Parnell community and is named for where the road ended or stopped.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Place Name Books, March 18, 2007
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I am using this book as a source of information for some railroad travel guides I am putting together, and it is very helpful, in that it is not merely a "list of place names," like so many other similar books I have seen are. This book actually has historical information and useful material which I can incorporate into my guides, which will make train travel passing through the places listed in the book much more enjoyable and interesting. It is an excellent resource!!!
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First Sentence:
Aaron (Clinton): E/n (Wolf Creek Dam). This po was est on Mar 11, 1908, by Adison R. Aaron, at a point 1 mi n of its present site on US 127, 7 mi nnw of Albany. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
class industrial city, former coal town, rail shipping point, been est, family whose progenitor, extinct hamlet, first storekeeper, rural trade center, farm trade center, extinct village, station est, intermittent existence, been first settled, extinct community, local grove, local storekeeper, crossroads hamlet, inc town, thriving trade center, first est, postal records, pioneer surveyor, class city, crossroads settlement, pioneer station
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Revolutionary War, Illinois Central Gulf, North Fork of the Kentucky, Post Office Department, Civil War, Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy, West Liberty, Bowling Green, Cross Roads, New York, Beaver Creek, Whitley City, Goose Creek, Little Sandy, North Carolina, Sandy Hook, Mount Vernon, World War, Geographic Names, Tygarts Creek, White Oak, Clear Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Middle Fork of the Kentucky, Cincinnati Southern
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