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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Bruin, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°10′30″N 83°1′32″W / 38.17500°N 83.02556°W / 38.17500; -83.02556
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyElliott
Elevation689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes41125
GNIS feature ID507598

Bruin is an unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Kentucky routes 7 and 409 just south of Grayson Lake State Park. Bruin is northeast of the county seat, Sandy Hook. Its elevation is 689 feet (210 m).

The post office was established on 28 December 1869 by Samuel Mobley The community was named after Bruin Creek which flows parallel to Route 7 on the east side.

References

  1. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987) Kentucky Place Names University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, p. 39, ISBN 0-8131-0179-4
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bruin, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. Bruin Quadrangle, Kentucky, (1971) Topographic Map 1:24,000, United States Geological Survey

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Municipalities and communities of Elliott County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Sandy Hook
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