Pinchem (sometimes spelled "Penchem") is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in Todd County,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

, United States.

Geography

Pinchem is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 848 and

Kentucky Route 181 Kentucky Route 181 (KY 181) is a north–south state highway that traverses two counties in western Kentucky. Route description Todd County KY 181 starts at a crossroads junction with U.S. Route 79 and Kentucky Route 2128 located near t ...

, southeast of Trenton, and a few miles north of the Kentucky-

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

state line.

History

The place was also called Pinchem Slyly in regard to obtaining illegal alcohol.

References

Unincorporated communities in Todd County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{ToddCountyKY-geo-stub