Busy, Kentucky

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Busy
Unincorporated community
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Busy
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Busy
Busy (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°16′42″N83°17′26″W / 37.27833°N 83.29056°W / 37.27833; -83.29056
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Perry
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41723 [1]
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID511097 [2]

Busy is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office called Busy was established in 1924. [3] The community was so named on account of its enterprising citizens (i.e. "busy as bees"). [4] Busy has been noted for its unusual place name. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Busy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Busy, Kentucky
  3. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 19.
  5. ↑ Inc, Time (January 31, 1944). LIFE. Time Inc. p. 57. ISSN   0024-3019.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)


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