Kentuck, Alabama

Kentuck, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Kentuck, Alabama
Kentuck, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°31′51″N 85°49′50″W / 33.53083°N 85.83056°W / 33.53083; -85.83056Coordinates: 33°31′51″N 85°49′50″W / 33.53083°N 85.83056°W / 33.53083; -85.83056
Country United States
State Alabama
County Talladega
Elevation 1,112 ft (339 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 256 & 938

Kentuck, also known as Kaintuck, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Kentuck has been noted for its unusual place name.[2] The community is likely named after a shortened form of Kentucky, and loans its name to nearby Kentuck Mountain.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kentuck, Alabama
  2. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.


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