Moutardier, Kentucky

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Moutardier, Kentucky
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Moutardier
Coordinates: 37°20′06″N86°14′52″W / 37.33500°N 86.24778°W / 37.33500; -86.24778 Coordinates: 37°20′06″N86°14′52″W / 37.33500°N 86.24778°W / 37.33500; -86.24778
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Grayson
Elevation 715 ft (218 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 270
GNIS feature ID 508653 [1]

Moutardier is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. Moutardier is located on Kentucky Route 259, 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south-southeast of Leitchfield. [2]

Grayson County, Kentucky County in the United States

Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,746. Its county seat is Leitchfield. The county was formed in 1810 and named for William Grayson (1740-1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure. Grayson County was formerly a prohibition or dry county, but Leitchfield allowed limited alcohol sales in restaurants in 2010 and voted "wet" in 2016.

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.

Kentucky Route 259 is a state highway that traverses five counties in west-central Kentucky. It is 95.91 miles (154.35 km) long.

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References

  1. ↑ "Moutardier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ State Primary Road System: Grayson County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2013.


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