Cubage, Kentucky Explained

Cubage
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bell
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1178
Coordinates:36.7011°N -83.5211°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:40822
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:490455

Cubage is an unincorporated community located in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The approximate elevation of Cubage is 1178abbr=offNaNabbr=off.[1] Their post office closed in 1989.[2]

According to tradition, someone carved "cub bear killed here" onto a beech tree. Cub Beech, as it was then known, was corrupted into Cubage. A post office was established in 1879.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cubage Topo Map, Bell County KY (Varilla Area). TopoZone.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS. about.usps.com.
  3. Book: Kentucky Place Names . University Press of Kentucky . 1987 . 2013-04-28 . Rennick, Robert M. . 75. 0813126312 .