Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
| Headquarters | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  HeadquartersLocation within the state of KentuckyShow map of Kentucky HeadquartersHeadquarters (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′30″N 84°6′52″W / 38.35833°N 84.11444°W / 38.35833; -84.11444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Nicholas |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 493975 |
Headquarters is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along the concurrent Routes 32 and 36 northwest of the city of Carlisle, the county seat of Nicholas County. Its elevation is 958 feet (292 m).
History
A post office operated in Headquarters from 1848 to 1906. The origins of the place name Headquarters is unclear. Some hold it to be the translation of a Native American word, and others claim its name derives from the site's role as an early trading post, while still others believe the name is a corruption of 'headwaters', for its location between the sources of two waterways, Hooktown Branch and Wilbur Run, in the watershed of the South Fork of the Licking River.
References
- Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Headquarters, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
- Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 135. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
| Municipalities and communities of Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| County seat: Carlisle | ||
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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