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Offutt, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°51′00″N 82°43′47″W / 37.85000°N 82.72972°W / 37.85000; -82.72972
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Offutt, Kentucky
Offutt is located in Kentucky
Offutt
Offutt
Offutt is located in the United States
Offutt
Offutt
Coordinates: 37°51′00″N 82°43′47″W / 37.85000°N 82.72972°W / 37.85000; -82.72972
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJohnson
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41237
GNIS feature ID509926

Offutt (originally known as Ward City) is an unincorporated community and coal town in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community became known as Offutt during the early 1900s after James Offutt, the president of Rockcastle Lumber Company.[1] The community's ZIP Code is 41237.

Offutt is located at an elevation of 646 feet.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Offutt, Kentucky Retrieved 2010-2-9