Kettle is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 61 south of the city of Burkesville, the county seat of Cumberland County.[1] Its elevation is 984 feet (300 m).[2]

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Kettle is located in Kentucky
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Location within the state of Kentucky
Kettle is located in the United States
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Kettle (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°42′8″N 85°21′40″W / 36.70222°N 85.36111°W / 36.70222; -85.36111
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCumberland
Elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID508385

The community was named after a creek of the same name.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 42.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kettle, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 72.