Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky

Monkey's Eyebrow
Unincorporated community
Monkey's Eyebrow
Monkey's Eyebrow

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°11′12″N 88°59′16″W / 37.18667°N 88.98778°W / 37.18667; -88.98778Coordinates: 37°11′12″N 88°59′16″W / 37.18667°N 88.98778°W / 37.18667; -88.98778
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Ballard
Elevation 361 ft (110 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 508626[1]

Monkey's Eyebrow is a rural unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. It is generally the northwesternmost community in the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky that is identified on the highway maps distributed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. It was formerly frequently mentioned in the signoff message of WPSD-TV in nearby Paducah as the location of its transmitter. The community is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A nearby attraction is the state-controlled Ballard County Wildlife Management Area. One theory on the origin of this unique name is that, when looking at a map of Ballard County, it resembles a monkey's head. Monkey's Eyebrow is located where the monkey's eyebrow would be located.[2] It has also been said that, when viewed from a nearby hill, the shape of the town resembles a monkey's eyebrow.[3]

A common joke in the region is to provide directions to the city of Paducah by saying "it's halfway between Monkey's Eyebrow and Possum Trot (a tiny community in Marshall County)."

There were two Monkey's Eyebrows, commonly known as Old Monkey and New Monkey. One was at the top of a small hill, the other at the bottom. There were stores at both locations. Today, there are no stores. According to an article nearly 30 years ago in the county newspaper, the Advance Yeoman, the area acquired its unique name around the turn of the 20th century.

In Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, the place name Monkey's Eyebrow also appears.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky
  2. ↑ "Monkey's Eyebrow.org". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  3. ↑ Wertheimer, Linda (June 23, 2007). "How Monkey's Eyebrow, Ky., Got Its Name". NPR. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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