Big Spring, Kentucky

Big Spring, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Meade County, and Hardin County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1][2]

Big Spring, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°47′57″N 86°09′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesBreckinridge, Hardin, Meade
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID512759[1]

Big Spring takes its name from a spring which emerges near the town site, then sinks underground.[3]

Notable person
See also: List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area
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References
  1. "Big Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 599.



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