Torchlight, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
38°2′58″N 82°36′53″W / 38.04944°N 82.61472°W / 38.04944; -82.61472CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyLawrenceElevation
640 ft (200 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID509222[1]

Torchlight is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The community is named for an annual torchlight parade accident which resulted in the Hotel Greenup being burned to the ground.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torchlight, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.
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Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Louisa
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