Cubage, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
36°42′4″N 83°31′16″W / 36.70111°N 83.52111°W / 36.70111; -83.5211140822
Cubage is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The approximate elevation of Cubage is 1,178 feet (359 meters).[2] Their post office closed in 1989.[3]
According to tradition, someone carved "cub bear killed here" onto a beech tree. Cub Beech, as it was then known, was corrupted into Cubage. A post office was established in 1879.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cubage, Kentucky
- ^ "Cubage Topo Map, Bell County KY (Varilla Area)". TopoZone.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". about.usps.com.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Pineville
- Middlesboro
- Pineville
- Arjay
unincorporated
communities
- Balkan
- Black Snake
- Blackmont
- Calvin
- Clear Creek Springs
- Colmar
- Cubage
- Field
- Fonde
- Fourmile
- Frakes
- Harbell
- Hutch
- Ingram
- Jaybel
- Keenox
- Kettle Island
- Meldrum
- Miracle
- Noetown
- Oaks
- Olcott
- Ponza
- Premier
- Pruden‡
- Red Oak
- Rella
- Stoney Fork
- Stony Fork Junction
- Tejay
- Timsley
- Tuggleville
- Varilla
- Wallsend
- Wasioto
(and the creeks
they are on)
- Red Bird River (includes Red Bird/Nuckles/Beverly)
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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