Seventy Six, Kentucky

Seventy Six is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Kentucky, United States. Seventy Six is 6.9 miles north of Albany. Its post office ^[2] has been closed.

CountryUnited States

Elevation

958 ft (292 m)

TimezoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

Areacode606

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Seventy Six, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Seventy Six, Kentucky Location within Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°47′11″N 85°08′38″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Clinton
Elevation	958 ft (292 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	509034[1]

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The origin of the community's name is uncertain. Some local historians say it may have come from a station number in the original land survey for the town, or it could have been named for the year of the Declaration of Independence.^[3] Some sources say the community was named for the height of nearby Seventy Six Falls, but the waterfall on Indian Creek was 84 feet high, not 76, before the impoundment of Lake Cumberland.