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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Hill, Kentucky
- ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8131-4401-6.
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