Ricetown
Ricetown is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. The community derives its name from Harvey Rice, who was a local merchant.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: township in Owsley County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Ricetown, Kentucky” and “Ricetown, KY”
- Postal code: 41364
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lucky Fork and Arnett.
Lucky Fork
Hamlet
Lucky Fork is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office no longer exists, it closed in June 1972. According to tradition, Lucky Fork was so named on account of the area being a hunter's paradise. Lucky Fork is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ricetown.
Arnett
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Ricetown
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Owsley, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.39009° or 37° 23′ 24″ north
Longitude
-83.62269° or 83° 37′ 22″ west
Elevation
817 feet (249 metres)
Open location code
869R99RG+2W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Ricetown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “賴斯敦”
- French: “Ricetown”
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