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Linton
Unincorporated community
Linton is located in Kentucky
Linton
Linton
Location within the state of Kentucky
Linton is located in the United States
Linton
Linton
Linton (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°41′12″N 87°55′07″W / 36.68667°N 87.91861°W / 36.68667; -87.91861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyTrigg
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID496592[1]

Linton is an unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Shipsport.

Geography

Linton is located along Kentucky Route 164 along the eastern shore of Lake Barkley (Cumberland River) in southwestern Trigg County. The community is located about a mile north of the Tennessee state line.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linton, Kentucky
  2. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1996). Trigg County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 19, 2023.


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