Cuba, Kentucky

Cuba, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°35′06″N88°37′45″W / 36.58500°N 88.62917°W / 36.58500; -88.62917
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Graves
Elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	490449
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba, Kentucky

Cuba is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. ^[1]

Cuba was named for the Caribbean island Cuba, which at the time defenders of slavery hoped would be acquired from Spain. ^[2] Under the influence of tobacco farming and subsequent trade and political interests, the community was named in 1854 during the release of the Ostend Manifesto. ^[3] The Cuba post office, which had been opened in 1858, closed in 1905. ^[2]

Notable people

• Howie Crittenden, basketball player and coach, school administrator
• Bobbie Ann Mason, author

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Cuba, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
3. Walker, Marianne (October 8, 2013). The Graves County Boys: A Tale of Kentucky Basketball, Perseverance, and the Unlikely Championship of the Cuba Cubs. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 62–63. ISBN   978-0-8131-4419-1.