Cubage is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The approximate elevation of Cubage is 1,178 feet (359 meters).[2] Their post office closed in 1989.[3]
Cubage | |
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Coordinates: 36°42′4″N 83°31′16″W / 36.70111°N 83.52111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Bell |
Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 40822 |
GNIS feature ID | 490455[1] |
According to tradition, someone carved "cub bear killed here" onto a beech tree. Cub Beech, as it was then known, was corrupted into Cubage. A post office was established in 1879.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cubage, Kentucky
- ^ "Cubage Topo Map, Bell County KY (Varilla Area)". TopoZone.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". about.usps.com.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.