Bugtussle is an
unincorporated community
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in
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
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*Monroe County, Arkansas
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* Monroe County, Georgia
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,
Kentucky
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, United States. It is located in the southern part of the county, immediately north of the Kentucky-
Tennessee
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state line.
Kentucky Route 87
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connects the community with
Gamaliel
Gamaliel the Elder (; also spelled Gamliel; he, רַבַּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הַזָּקֵן ''Rabban Gamlīʾēl hazZāqēn''; grc-koi, Γαμαλιὴλ ὁ Πρεσβύτερος ''Gamaliēl ho Presbýteros''), or Rabban Gamaliel I, ...
to the northeast and
, to the southwest (the highway becomes
Tennessee State Route 261
State Route 261 (SR 261) is a north–south secondary state highway that is located entirely in Macon County in Middle Tennessee. The route’s length is an estimated .
Route description
SR 261's southern terminus is located in Lafayette at a j ...
at the border).
Bugtussle was so named on account of
doodlebugs being frequent there. The community has been noted on lists of
unusual place names.
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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