Bugtussle, Kentucky

Bugtussle, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
The old Bugtussle General Store
The old Bugtussle General Store
Bugtussle is located in Kentucky
Bugtussle
Bugtussle
Bugtussle is located in the United States
Bugtussle
Bugtussle
Coordinates: 36°37′33″N 85°52′33″W / 36.62583°N 85.87583°W / 36.62583; -85.87583
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMonroe
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID507615[1]

Bugtussle is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is located in the southern part of the county, immediately north of the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. Kentucky Route 382 (formerly part of Kentucky Route 87)[2] connects the community with Gamaliel to the northeast[3] and Lafayette Tenn. to the southwest;[4] the highway becomes Tennessee S.R. 261 across the state line.[5]

Bugtussle was so named due to the abundance of doodlebugs there.[6] The community has been noted on lists of unusual place names.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bugtussle, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Google Maps".
  3. ^ "Bugtussle to Gamaliel".
  4. ^ "Bugtussle to Lafayette".
  5. ^ "Google Maps".
  6. ^ Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 40.
  7. ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. viii. ISBN 9781440507397.
  8. ^ Staten, Vince (December 18, 2012). Kentucky Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7627-9270-2.


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