Tyewhoppety,_Kentucky

Tyewhoppety, Kentucky

Tyewhoppety, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Tyewhoppety (/toʊˈwɒpɪti/) is an unincorporated community located in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located on Kentucky Route 181 14.5 miles (23.3 km) north of Elkton.

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The etymology of the community's name is unknown; it may refer to a slang term for an "unkempt, ill-appearing person" or a Shawnee word meaning "place of no return".[2] Tyewhoppety was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Kentucky by Reader's Digest.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tyewhoppety, Kentucky
  2. [2]
    Rennick, Robert M. (2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813144016.
  3. [3]
    Cahn, Lauren. "The Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every Single State". Reader's Digest. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.


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