Busy, Kentucky

Busy
Unincorporated community
Busy is located in Kentucky
Busy
Busy
Location within the state of Kentucky
Busy is located in the United States
Busy
Busy
Busy (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°16′42″N 83°17′26″W / 37.27833°N 83.29056°W / 37.27833; -83.29056
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41723[1]
Area code606
GNIS feature ID511097[2]

Busy is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office called Busy was established in 1924.[3] The community was so named on account of its enterprising citizens (i.e. "busy as bees").[4] Busy has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Busy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Busy, Kentucky
  3. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 19.
  5. ^ LIFE. Time Inc. January 31, 1944. p. 57. ISSN 0024-3019.


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