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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Torchlight, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°2′58″N 82°36′53″W / 38.04944°N 82.61472°W / 38.04944; -82.61472
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLawrence
Elevation640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID509222

Torchlight is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The community is named for an annual torchlight parade accident which resulted in the Hotel Greenup being burned to the ground.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torchlight, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.
Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Louisa
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Location of Lawrence County, Kentucky
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