Burnaugh, Kentucky

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Burnaugh, Kentucky
Nickname: 
Big Town of Burnaugh
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Burnaugh, Kentucky
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Burnaugh, Kentucky
Burnaugh, Kentucky (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°15′37″N82°34′54″W / 38.26028°N 82.58167°W / 38.26028; -82.58167
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Boyd
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41129
GNIS feature ID488442 [1]

Burnaugh, Kentucky is an unincorporated community located in Boyd County, Kentucky along U.S. Route 23. Being located between the Burgess Station, a former C&O Freight and passenger terminal and Kavanaugh, it takes its name from the combination of the two communities. [2] It is located on both the former Mayo Trail (Ky. Rt. 3 prior to 1964) and present-day U.S. Route 23. Burnaugh is located within the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for zip code 41129, which includes the nearby city of Catlettsburg. [3]

Special Metals Corporation has operated a facility at Burnaugh since 1967. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burnaugh, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-08-08
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1988). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   978-0-8131-4401-6.
  3. Kentucky ZIP Code Lookup Retrieved on 2010-08-08
  4. Special Metals Corporation Archived September 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-08-08