Wheel Rim, Kentucky

Wheel Rim
Unincorporated community
Wheel Rim

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°43′34″N 83°16′1″W / 37.72611°N 83.26694°W / 37.72611; -83.26694Coordinates: 37°43′34″N 83°16′1″W / 37.72611°N 83.26694°W / 37.72611; -83.26694
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Morgan
Elevation 942 ft (287 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 509349[1]

Wheel Rim is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Burg. The community was named for a wagon wheel rim noted to be hanging in the trees.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheel Rim, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.


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