Grab, Kentucky

Grab is an unincorporated community in Green, Kentucky, United States.

Grab, Kentucky
Grab
Grab
Coordinates: 37°13′33″N 85°36′6″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyGreen
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID508116[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1906, with store-owner Daniel K. Cramer, postmaster. The origins of the name Grab are unclear. Some believe it refers to Cramer's practice of selling candy by the handful, while others believe it describes the activity of shoplifters in the country store.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grab, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 120. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.



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