Fixer, Kentucky
Fixer, Kentucky | |
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  Fixer, Kentucky Location in Kentucky  Fixer, Kentucky Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′41″N 83°43′6″W / 37.67806°N 83.71833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Lee |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 512178[1] |
Fixer is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States, on Big Sinking Creek and 6+1⁄2 miles north of Beattyville.
A post office was established in the community in 1917. According to legend, it was given the name Fixer by an exasperated resident, George W. Booth, who after submitting several rejected entries to postal authorities, declared that he was done suggesting place names and if the post office didn't like it, they could "fix 'er" themselves.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fixer, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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