Lovely, Kentucky
Appearance
Lovely | |
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Coordinates: 37°49′33″N 82°24′5″W / 37.82583°N 82.40139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Martin |
Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41231 |
GNIS feature ID | 497220[1] |
Lovely is an unincorporated community located in Martin County, Kentucky, United States.
History
A post office called Lovely has been in operation since 1931.[2] Lovely was the name of the town's merchant, Samuel Dorsey Lovely.[3] A folk etymology maintains the community was so named on account of the "lovely" scenery of the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lovely, Kentucky
- ^ "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Bergstrom, Bill (December 11, 1984). "Origins of place names are traced". Kentucky New Era. pp. 2B. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 80.