Sugartit, Kentucky | |
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Former settlement | |
  Sugartit, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′22″N 84°39′46″W / 38.97278°N 84.66278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 504705[1] |
Sugartit (formerly known as Pleasant Ridge and later as Gunpowder in the 1920s)[a][3][4] is a rural community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 42 and Kentucky Route 237 between the cities of Florence and Union.[5] Sugartit has been noted for its unusual place name.[2][6]
The community no longer exists and has mostly been annexed into Florence.[2][4] The last surviving structure was the Sugartit Asphalt factory.[7]
- ^ "Sugartit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c Clark, Ryan (April 2, 2017). "Get the scoop on all of Northern Kentucky's weird town names, from Rabbit Hash to Sugartit". WCPO. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ Tenkotte, Paul A.; James C. Claypool (2009). The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 427.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Schiffer 2015was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ State Primary Road System: Boone County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Strecker, Zoe; Finch, Jackie Sheckler (July 1, 2009). Kentucky Off the Beaten Path. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7627-5790-9.
- ^ "Union, Kentucky: Town Name Sugartit". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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