Pence, Wolfe County, Kentucky

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Pence, Kentucky
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Pence, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°38′02″N83°28′27″W / 37.63389°N 83.47417°W / 37.63389; -83.47417
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Wolfe
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID508796 [1]

Pence is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Pence, Wolfe County, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Named for Andrew Pence (1798-1878), one of the first settlers of the area. Kentucky Department of Transportation-Wolfe County, Kentucky


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