Torchlight, Kentucky

Torchlight
Unincorporated community
Torchlight Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°2′58″N 82°36′53″W / 38.04944°N 82.61472°W / 38.04944; -82.61472Coordinates: 38°2′58″N 82°36′53″W / 38.04944°N 82.61472°W / 38.04944; -82.61472
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Lawrence
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	509222^[1]

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.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Torchlight, Kentucky
↑ 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

Cities	Blaine Louisa

Unincorporated communities	Adams Brows Defeat Chapman Cordell Deephole Fallsburg Five Forks Holt Irad Kise Lowmansville Martha Mazie Mouth of Bear Orr Overda Peach Orchard Richardson Torchlight Trinity Ulysses Winding Stair

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