Pig, Kentucky

Pig, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Pig
Location within the state of Kentucky
Pig
Pig (the US)
Coordinates: 37°7′58″N 86°10′12″W / 37.13278°N 86.17000°W / 37.13278; -86.17000Coordinates: 37°7′58″N 86°10′12″W / 37.13278°N 86.17000°W / 37.13278; -86.17000
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Edmonson
Elevation 738 ft (225 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID 508818[1]

Pig is an unincorporated community in southern Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. Pig is generally referred to as the area near KY 422, stretching from the road's southern terminus at US 31-W, north along KY 259 towards Rhoda and KY 70 towards Brownsville.

The town was so named after disputes over which name to choose. A resident stated he saw a small hog on the road. The name of Pig was then accepted.[2]

It is part of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Pig community is approximately 21.2 miles away from Bowling Green, which is in Warren County.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pig, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 233.


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