Broad Bottom, Kentucky

Broad Bottom is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

Broad Bottom, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Broad Bottom, Kentucky is located in Kentucky
Broad Bottom, Kentucky
Broad Bottom, Kentucky
Broad Bottom, Kentucky is located in the United States
Broad Bottom, Kentucky
Broad Bottom, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°32′03″N 82°35′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPike
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507587[1]

History

Broad Bottom was named for its location "in a low-lying area" next to Levisa Fork.[2] A post office opened in 1924, and closed in 1984.[2][3] Broad Bottom was a flag stop on the Big Sandy Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad Bottom
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 36. ISBN 0813126312.
  3. "Kentucky, Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "Timetable No. 138" (PDF). The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. April 27, 1952.


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