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Neafus, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Neafus
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°23′42.18″N 86°36′42.95″W / 37.3950500°N 86.6119306°W / 37.3950500; -86.6119306
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyButler
Elevation630 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)270 and 364
GNIS feature ID508089

Neafus is an unincorporated community located in northern Butler County in south-central Kentucky, United States.

Geography

Neafus is located at the tripoint where Butler County's northern boundaries meet with the boundary between Ohio and Grayson Counties. The community also marks the northern terminus of Kentucky Route 340, which previously connected with US 62 west of Do Stop.

Notable residents

Neafus is the birthplace of Medal of Honor recipient, PVT Wesley Phelps, USMC. PVT Phelps received the medal posthumously for actions on Peleliu during World War II.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neafus, Kentucky
  2. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. p. 64. § A1. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
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Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Morgantown
Cities
Location of Butler County, Kentucky
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Municipalities and communities of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Leitchfield
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Location of Grayson County, Kentucky
CDP
Other unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Municipalities and communities of Ohio County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hartford
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Location of Ohio County, Kentucky
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unincorporated
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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