Rightangle
Unincorporated community
Rightangle is located in Kentucky
Rightangle
Rightangle
Location within the state of Kentucky
Rightangle is located in the United States
Rightangle
Rightangle
Rightangle (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°53′41″N 84°1′43″W / 37.89472°N 84.02861°W / 37.89472; -84.02861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyClark
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern(EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508938[1]

Rightangle is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established at Rightangle in 1883, and remained in operation until 1931.[2] The community most likely was named after their Masonic lodge.[3] The Right Angle Lodge met on the first Saturday of every month.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rightangle, Kentucky
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rightangle, Kentucky
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 251. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky ... 1908. p. 89.


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