Wheel Rim, Kentucky

Wheel Rim is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Burg. The community was named for a wagon wheel rim noted to be hanging in the trees.[2]

Wheel Rim
Wheel Rim
Location within the state of Kentucky
Wheel Rim
Wheel Rim (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°43′34″N 83°16′1″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Elevation
942 ft (287 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID509349[1]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheel Rim, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.



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