Limp, Kentucky

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Limp, Kentucky
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Coordinates: 37°35′32″N86°11′51″W / 37.59222°N 86.19750°W / 37.59222; -86.19750 Coordinates: 37°35′32″N86°11′51″W / 37.59222°N 86.19750°W / 37.59222; -86.19750
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Hardin
Elevation 722 ft (220 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 270 & 364
GNIS feature ID 508465 [1]

Limp is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.

Hardin County, Kentucky County in the United States

Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is at Elizabethtown. The county was formed in 1792.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

A post office called Limp was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [2] Limp has been noted for its unusual place name. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limp, Kentucky
  2. "Hardin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. Strecker, Zoe; Finch, Jackie Sheckler (1 July 2009). Kentucky Off the Beaten Path. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 11. ISBN   978-0-7627-5790-9.