Kettle, Kentucky

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]

Kettle
Kettle
Location within the state of Kentucky
Kettle
Kettle (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°42′8″N 85°21′40″W
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

  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.


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