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Bachelors Rest, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°38′41″N 84°14′9″W / 38.64472°N 84.23583°W / 38.64472; -84.23583
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Bachelors Rest
Bachelors Rest is located in Kentucky
Bachelors Rest
Bachelors Rest
Location within the state of Kentucky
Bachelors Rest is located in the United States
Bachelors Rest
Bachelors Rest
Bachelors Rest (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°38′41″N 84°14′9″W / 38.64472°N 84.23583°W / 38.64472; -84.23583
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPendleton
Elevation
922 ft (281 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID507432[1]

Bachelors Rest is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, Kentucky, United States.

According to tradition, the community was so named for the bachelors who would congregate and socialize at the local country store.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelors Rest, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Get the scoop on all of Northern Kentucky's weird town names, from Rabbit Hash to Sugartit". WCPO-TV. April 2, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2019.