Rightangle, Kentucky

Rightangle
Unincorporated community
Rightangle is located in Kentucky
Rightangle
Rightangle
Location within the state of Kentucky
Rightangle is located in the United States
Rightangle
Rightangle
Rightangle (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°53′41″N 84°1′43″W / 37.89472°N 84.02861°W / 37.89472; -84.02861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyClark
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern(EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508938[1]

Rightangle is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established at Rightangle in 1883, and remained in operation until 1931.[2] The community most likely was named after their Masonic lodge.[3] The Right Angle Lodge met on the first Saturday of every month.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rightangle, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rightangle, Kentucky
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky ... 1908. p. 89.


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