Crutchfield is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States.

Crutchfield, Kentucky
Crutchfield is located in Kentucky
Crutchfield
Crutchfield
Location within the state of Kentucky
Crutchfield is located in the United States
Crutchfield
Crutchfield
Crutchfield (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°34′36″N 88°56′7″W / 36.57667°N 88.93528°W / 36.57667; -88.93528
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFulton
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490433[1]

Possibly known previously as Alexander and Slap Out, a post office opened in 1874 with the name Crutchfield. The community was once a thriving commercial center on the Illinois Central Railroad.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crutchfield, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 74. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.