Shoulderblade, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°29′50″N 83°28′2″W / 37.49722°N 83.46722°W / 37.49722; -83.46722CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyBreathittElevation
748 ft (228 m)DemonymShoulderbladerTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID515393[1]

Shoulderblade is an unincorporated community located in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States.

It is reportedly named after a creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. The creek was in turn named for a bone of very large animal once discovered on its banks.[2] The community is also referred to as Juan, named after the Battle of San Juan Hill.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoulderblade, Kentucky
  2. ^ Blevins, Don. Peculiar, Uncertain & Two Egg: the unusual origins of more than 3,000 American place names, p. 134 (2000)
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names, p. 155 (1984)
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Municipalities and communities of Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Jackson
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Location of Breathitt County, Kentucky
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they are on)
  • Lost Creek (includes Ned, Leatherwood/Watts, and Lost Creek‡)
  • Troublesome Creek (includes Hardshell, Clayhole, and Haddix)
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‡This post office is strictly speaking in Perry County even though the Creek is mainly in Breathitt.
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