Big Spring, Kentucky

Big Spring, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Big Spring
Big Spring
Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 86°09′08″W / 37.79917°N 86.15222°W / 37.79917; -86.15222Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 86°09′08″W / 37.79917°N 86.15222°W / 37.79917; -86.15222
Country United States
State Kentucky
Counties Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade
Elevation 663 ft (202 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Big Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 599.


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