It is reportedly named after a creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. The creek was in turn named for a bone of very large animal once discovered on its banks.[2] The community is also referred to as Juan, named after the Battle of San Juan Hill.[3]
References
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoulderblade, Kentucky
^Blevins, Don. Peculiar, Uncertain & Two Egg: the unusual origins of more than 3,000 American place names, p. 134 (2000)
^Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names, p. 155 (1984)
shoulderblade, kentucky, shoulderblade, unincorporated, community, located, breathitt, county, kentucky, united, states, shoulderbladeunincorporated, communityshoulderbladelocation, within, state, kentuckyshow, kentuckyshoulderbladeshoulderblade, united, state. Shoulderblade is an unincorporated community located in Breathitt County Kentucky United States ShoulderbladeUnincorporated communityShoulderbladeLocation within the state of KentuckyShow map of KentuckyShoulderbladeShoulderblade the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 37 29 50 N 83 28 2 W 37 49722 N 83 46722 W 37 49722 83 46722CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyBreathittElevation748 ft 228 m DemonymShoulderbladerTime zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT GNIS feature ID515393 1 It is reportedly named after a creek a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River The creek was in turn named for a bone of very large animal once discovered on its banks 2 The community is also referred to as Juan named after the Battle of San Juan Hill 3 References Edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Shoulderblade Kentucky Blevins Don Peculiar Uncertain amp Two Egg the unusual origins of more than 3 000 American place names p 134 2000 Rennick Robert M Kentucky Place Names p 155 1984 This Breathitt County Kentucky state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shoulderblade Kentucky amp oldid 1167671832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
