Shoulderblade | |
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  Shoulderblade Location within the state of Kentucky  Shoulderblade Shoulderblade (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′50″N 83°28′2″W / 37.49722°N 83.46722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Breathitt |
| Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
| Demonym | Shoulderblader |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 515393[1] |
Shoulderblade is an unincorporated community located in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States.
It is reportedly named after a creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River. The creek was in turn named for a bone of very large animal once discovered on its banks.[2] The community is also referred to as Juan, named after the Battle of San Juan Hill.[3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoulderblade, Kentucky
- ^ Blevins, Don. Peculiar, Uncertain & Two Egg: the unusual origins of more than 3,000 American place names, p. 134 (2000)
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names, p. 155 (1984)