Torchlight
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Torchlight, Kentucky” and “Torchlight, KY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chapman and Saltpetre.
Chapman
Hamlet
Chapman is an unincorporated community located in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States on the eastern bank of the Levisa Fork River. It is served by KY Route 2037. Chapman is situated 2 miles south of Torchlight.
Saltpetre
Hamlet
Saltpetre is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. The community takes its name from the local saltpetre manufacturing industry. Saltpetre is situated 4½ miles northeast of Torchlight.
Louisa
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. Louisa is situated 4½ miles north of Torchlight.
Torchlight
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.04953° or 38° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
-82.6146° or 82° 36′ 53″ westElevation
636 feet (194 metres)Open location code
86CV29XP+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 153891599OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Torchlight” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “托奇萊特”
- French: “Torchlight”
- South Azerbaijani: “تورچلیقت، کنتاکی”
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