Seventy Six, Kentucky
Seventy Six, Kentucky | |
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  Seventy Six, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′11″N 85°08′38″W / 36.78639°N 85.14389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Clinton |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 606 |
| GNIS feature ID | 509034[1] |
Seventy Six is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Kentucky, United States. Seventy Six is 6.9 miles north of Albany. Its post office [2] has been closed.
The origin of the community's name is uncertain. Some local historians say it may have come from a station number in the original land survey for the town, or it could have been named for the year of the Declaration of Independence.[3] Some sources say the communty was named for the height of nearby Seventy Six Falls, but the waterfall on Indian Creek was 84 feet high, not 76, before the impoundment of Lake Cumberland.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Seventy Six". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seventy Six KY post office
- ^ Robert Rennick, "Kentucky's 'Number' Names," No. 155, Rennick Manuscript Collection, Morehead State University, https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/rennick_ms_collection/155
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