Lovely is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in Martin County,

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, United States.

History

A post office called Lovely has been in operation since 1931. Lovely was the name of the town's merchant, Samuel Dorsey Lovely. A folk etymology maintains the community was so named on account of the "lovely" scenery of the original town site.

Education

Lovely has a

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, a branch of the Martin County Public Library.

References

Unincorporated communities in Martin County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{MartinCountyKY-geo-stub