Dog Walk, Kentucky
Dog Walk, Kentucky | |
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  Dog Walk Location in Kentucky  Dog Walk Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′37″N 84°30′8″W / 37.37694°N 84.50222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 490984[1] |
Dog Walk is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.
The origin of the community's name is disputed. One local story is that it came from a remark that the local young men "just walked the roads like a pack of dogs".[2] Don Brown, who organized the local Dog Walk Days festival in 1991, speculated that the name had Native American origins.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Walk, Kentucky
- ^ "Dog Walk sisters share cook of month spotlight". Interior Journal. February 12, 1981. p. 6. Retrieved February 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burdette, Dick (October 22, 1997). "This Dog Walk is short of wandering hounds". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. B1. Retrieved February 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county | |
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