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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Bliss
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°4′48″N 85°22′19″W / 37.08000°N 85.37194°W / 37.08000; -85.37194
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAdair
Elevation696 ft (212 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID507525

Bliss is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 696 feet (212 m).

A post office called Bliss was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1958. One Mr. Bliss, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bliss, Kentucky
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 15.
Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Columbia
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Location of Adair County, Kentucky
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.


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