Big Spring, Kentucky

Big Spring, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Meade County, and Hardin County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1][2]

Big Spring, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Big Spring
Big Spring
Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 86°09′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID512759[1]

Big Spring takes its name from a spring which emerges near the town site, then sinks underground.[3] A post office was established for the community in 1826.[4]

Notable person
See also: List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area

References
  1. "Big Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 599.
  4. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 24. Retrieved December 16, 2020.


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