Grab, Kentucky

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Grab, Kentucky
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Coordinates: 37°13′33″N85°36′6″W / 37.22583°N 85.60167°W / 37.22583; -85.60167
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Green
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID508116 [1]

Grab is an unincorporated community in Green County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1906, with store-owner Daniel K. Cramer, postmaster. The origins of the name Grab are unclear. Some believe it refers to Cramer's practice of selling candy by the handful, while others believe it describes the activity of shoplifters in the country store. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grab, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 120. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.