Rightangle, Kentucky

Rightangle
Unincorporated community
Rightangle
Location within the state of Kentucky
Rightangle
Rightangle (the US)
Coordinates: 37°53′41″N 84°1′43″W / 37.89472°N 84.02861°W / 37.89472; -84.02861Coordinates: 37°53′41″N 84°1′43″W / 37.89472°N 84.02861°W / 37.89472; -84.02861
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Clark
Elevation 784 ft (239 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Eastern(EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 508938[1]

Rightangle is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established at Rightangle in 1883, and remained in operation until 1931.[2] The community most likely was named after their Masonic lodge.[3] The Right Angle Lodge met on the first Saturday of every month.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rightangle, Kentucky
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rightangle, Kentucky
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  4. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky ... 1908. p. 89.


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