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 87 connects the community with Gamaliel to the northeast and Lafayette, Tennessee, to the southwest (the highway becomes Tennessee State Route 261 at the border).
Bugtussle, Kentucky | |
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 The old Bugtussle General Store | |
  Bugtussle  Bugtussle | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′33″N 85°52′33″W / 36.62583°N 85.87583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 507615[1] |
Bugtussle was so named due to the abundance of doodlebugs there.[2] The community has been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bugtussle, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 40.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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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