Busy, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°16′42″N 83°17′26″W / 37.27833°N 83.29056°W / 37.27833; -83.2905641723[1]
Busy is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
A post office called Busy was established in 1924.[3] The community was so named on account of its enterprising citizens (i.e. "busy as bees").[4] Busy has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]
References
- ^ "Busy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Busy, Kentucky
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 19.
- ^ LIFE. Time Inc. January 31, 1944. p. 57. ISSN 0024-3019.
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Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hazard
- Buckhorn
- Hazard
unincorporated
communities
- Allock
- Beehive
- Blue Diamond
- Boat
- Bonnyman
- Busy
- Chavies
- Christopher
- Clemons
- Cornettsville
- Daisy
- Defiance
- Delphia
- Doorway
- Dow
- Dunraven
- Farler
- Fourseam
- Fusonia
- Gays Creek
- Glomawr
- Happy
- Happy Valley
- Harveyton
- Hilton
- Hurricane
- Johnson
- Jones
- Kodak
- Krypton
- Lamont
- Leatherwood
- Lead Branch
- Middle Fork
- Miller
- Napfor
- Olivers
- Otter Creek
- Red Hill
- Saul
- Scuddy
- Slemp
- Tilford
- Typo
- Vicco
- Viper
- Wentz
- Woodland Park
- Yerkes
(and the creeks
they are on)
- Lost Creek (includes Lost Creek, Dice, and Engle)
- Troublesome Creek (includes Troublesome, Dwarf, Ary, and Rowdy)
- Big Creek (includes Avawam, Catur, Begley, and Tug)
- North Fork tributaries at Hazard (includes Monos, Butterfly, Lotair, Allais, Airport Gardens, Lennut, Domino, and Combs)
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