Cubage is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The approximate elevation of Cubage is 1,178 feet (359 meters).[2] Their post office closed in 1989.[3]
According to tradition, someone carved "cub bear killed here" onto a beech tree. Cub Beech, as it was then known, was corrupted into Cubage. A post office was established in 1879.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cubage, Kentucky
- ^ "Cubage Topo Map, Bell County KY (Varilla Area)". TopoZone.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS". about.usps.com.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |