Cubage, Kentucky
Cubage is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The approximate elevation of Cubage is 1,178 feet (359 meters). Their post office closed in 1989.
According to tradition, someone carved "cub bear killed here" onto a beech tree. Cub Beech, as it was then known, was corrupted into Cubage. A post office was established in 1879.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cubage, Kentucky
- ^ "Cubage Topo Map, Bell County KY (Varilla Area)". TopoZone.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". about.usps.com.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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