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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Broad Bottom, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°32′03″N 82°35′35″W / 37.53417°N 82.59306°W / 37.53417; -82.59306
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPike
Elevation663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507587

Broad Bottom is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Broad Bottom was named for its location "in a low-lying area" next to Levisa Fork. A post office opened in 1924, and closed in 1984. Broad Bottom was a flag stop on the Big Sandy Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad Bottom
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 36. ISBN 0813126312.
  3. "Kentucky, Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "Timetable No. 138" (PDF). The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. April 27, 1952.
Municipalities and communities of Pike County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Pikeville
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