Wooton, Kentucky

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Wooton, Kentucky
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Wooton
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Wooton
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°10′44″N83°18′8″W / 37.17889°N 83.30222°W / 37.17889; -83.30222 Coordinates: 37°10′44″N83°18′8″W / 37.17889°N 83.30222°W / 37.17889; -83.30222
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Leslie
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41776
GNIS feature ID516481 [1]

Wooton is an unincorporated community located in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States.

Wooton was home to the first Works Progress Administration (WPA) pack horse library in Kentucky in 1934. [2] The library was located in the Wooton Community Center. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wooton, Kentucky
  2. Rhodenbaugh, Beth (11 December 1938). "Book Women Started in Kentucky". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky's Packhorse Librarians". The Courier-Journal. 11 December 1938. Retrieved 3 September 2017 via Newspapers.com.