Crutchfield, Kentucky

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Crutchfield, Kentucky
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Crutchfield
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Crutchfield
Crutchfield (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°34′36″N88°56′7″W / 36.57667°N 88.93528°W / 36.57667; -88.93528
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Fulton
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490433 [1]

Crutchfield is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States.

Possibly known previously as Alexander and Slap Out, a post office opened in 1874 with the name Crutchfield. The community was once a thriving commercial center on the Illinois Central Railroad. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crutchfield, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 74. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.