Fixer, Kentucky

Fixer
Unincorporated community
Fixer
Fixer

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°40′41″N 83°43′6″W / 37.67806°N 83.71833°W / 37.67806; -83.71833Coordinates: 37°40′41″N 83°43′6″W / 37.67806°N 83.71833°W / 37.67806; -83.71833
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lee
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 512178[1]

Fixer is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1917. According to legend, it was given the name Fixer by an exasperated resident, who after submitting several rejected entries to postal authorities, declared that he was done suggesting place names and postal authorities could "fix 'er" themselves.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fixer, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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