Torchlight, Kentucky

Torchlight
Unincorporated community
Torchlight
Torchlight

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°2′58″N 82°36′53″W / 38.04944°N 82.61472°W / 38.04944; -82.61472Coordinates: 38°2′58″N 82°36′53″W / 38.04944°N 82.61472°W / 38.04944; -82.61472
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lawrence
Elevation 640 ft (200 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 509222[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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