Bugtussle, Kentucky | |
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![]() The old Bugtussle General Store | |
Coordinates: 36°37′33″N85°52′33″W / 36.62583°N 85.87583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Monroe |
Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 507615 [1] |
Bugtussle is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is located in the southern part of the county, immediately north of the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. Kentucky Route 382 (formerly part of Kentucky Route 87) [2] connects the community with Gamaliel to the northeast [3] and Lafayette Tenn. to the southwest; [4] the highway becomes Tennessee S.R. 261 across the state line. [5]
Bugtussle was so named due to the abundance of doodlebugs there. [6] The community has been noted on lists of unusual place names. [7] [8]