Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Tuscola, Kentucky was an unincorporated community located on Little Cat Fork in Lawrence County, Kentucky, identified with a post office by that name established in 1902.[1][2]
History
A post office was first established at or close to the mouth of Spring Branch on Little Cat Fork in 1885 as "Cat P.O.," but was discontinued in March 1891.[2] A 1902 petition to establish the post office as Tuscola located it two and three quarter miles northwest of Olioville, three and a quarter miles southeast of Glenwood, and three and three quarter miles west of Vessie.[1] Little Cat Fork, also called Little Catt or Catts, is a fork of Cat Creek, a tributary of Blaine Creek in the Big Sandy River watershed.[1][2]
In 1940, a site change was petitioned for, relocating it one mile east to a point 100 yards north of Little Catt Creek five miles west of Fallsburg.[1] The post office was again discontinued in 1941, and the name fell into disuse, with the former name "Cat" returning to prominence due to the location on Little Cat Fork.[1]
The name "Tuscola" is thought to be derived from the Muskogean word tushka, meaning "warrior."[1][2][3]
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