Shoulderblade
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Juan”, “Shoulderblade, Kentucky”, and “Shoulderblade, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Turkey and Canoe.
Turkey
Hamlet
Turkey is an unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky. It is located on Kentucky Route 30, between the communities of Lerose and Shoulderblade. Turkey is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shoulderblade.
Canoe
Hamlet
Canoe is an unincorporated community located in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed in 1993. The origin of the name Canoe is unclear. Canoe is situated 3½ miles south of Shoulderblade.
Elkatawa
Hamlet
Elkatawa is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in 1891, with Eli C. Jones postmaster. The name Elkatawa is possibly a corruption of Tenskwatawa. Elkatawa is situated 4½ miles northeast of Shoulderblade.
Shoulderblade
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Breathitt, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.49731° or 37° 29′ 50″ northLongitude
-83.46713° or 83° 28′ 2″ westElevation
748 feet (228 metres)Open location code
869RFGWM+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 153915076OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Shoulderblade” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “肖爾德布萊德”
- French: “Shoulderblade”
- South Azerbaijani: “شولدربلئید، کنتاکی”
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