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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Mineral Springs
Hamlet
Mineral Springs is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Northwest for about four miles north, both along and off US Route 52, are a string of smaller hamlets, including Hewlet. Mineral Springs is situated 5 miles north of Torchlight.
Torchlight
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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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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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Emerson-Stratton Cemetery and Hardin Cemetery.
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