Cuba, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

36°35′06″N 88°37′45″W / 36.58500°N 88.62917°W / 36.58500; -88.62917Country

United StatesState

KentuckyCountyGravesElevation

158 m (518 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID490449U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba, Kentucky

Cuba is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

Cuba was named for the Caribbean island Cuba, which at the time defenders of slavery hoped would be acquired from Spain.^[2] Under the influence of tobacco farming and subsequent trade and political interests, the community was named in 1854 during the release of the Ostend Manifesto.^[3] The Cuba post office, which had been opened in 1858, closed in 1905.^[2]

Notable people

Howie Crittenden, basketball player and coach, school administrator
Bobbie Ann Mason, author

References

^ "Feature Detail Report for: Cuba, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 75. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
^ Walker, Marianne (October 8, 2013). The Graves County Boys: A Tale of Kentucky Basketball, Perseverance, and the Unlikely Championship of the Cuba Cubs. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-8131-4419-1.