Poverty, Kentucky

Poverty is an unincorporated community located in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. Poverty was named by William Short, a local physician who strongly disliked his snobbish neighbors. The neighbors had formed a society called "the Social Circle" whose membership conferred a perceived high social status. Poverty was meant to be an insult.^[2]

Poverty, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°34′15″N 87°19′16″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	McLean
Elevation	400 ft (100 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	508866[1]

Poverty has been noted for its unusual place name.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poverty, Kentucky
2. Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.
3. Strecker, Zoe; Finch, Jackie Sheckler (July 1, 2009). Kentucky Off the Beaten Path. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7627-5790-9.