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