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Cuba, Kentucky
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Coordinates: 36°35′06″N88°37′45″W / 36.58500°N 88.62917°W / 36.58500; -88.62917
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky
County Graves
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID490449
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]

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References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Cuba, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. 1 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.