Dice, Kentucky

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Dice
Unincorporated community
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Dice
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Dice
Dice (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°21′46″N83°13′39″W / 37.36278°N 83.22750°W / 37.36278; -83.22750 Coordinates: 37°21′46″N83°13′39″W / 37.36278°N 83.22750°W / 37.36278; -83.22750
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Perry
Elevation
988 ft (301 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41736 [1]
GNIS feature ID507854 [2]

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

The origin of the name "Dice" is obscure. [3] It may be based on a surname originating in England. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dice ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dice, Kentucky
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141.
  4. ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, edited by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure. Page 719.



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