Static, Kentucky and Tennessee
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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Tennessee and Kentucky, United States}}
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Static is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Pickett County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It is located on the Tennessee–Kentucky state line south of Albany, Kentucky, and north of Byrdstown, Tennessee.
History
According to tradition, Static has the name of a resident's dog,{{cite book|last1=Strecker|first1=Zoe|last2=Finch|first2=Jackie Sheckler|title=Kentucky Off the Beaten Path|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_Zx0j8b968C&pg=PA173|date=1 July 2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7627-5790-9|page=173}} named in the early days of radio.{{Cite web | url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68732673?objectPage=964 | title=Tennessee: Moore - Putnam | website=catalog.archives.gov}} Static has been noted for its unusual place name.{{cite book|last1=Petras|first1=Kathryn|last2=Petras|first2=Ross|title=Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U9kM5m3VeUAC&pg=PA246|date=18 December 2007|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-307-41761-9|page=246}}[http://www.millenniumhwy.net/interestingsigns/ky/static/index.html Static Ky.] H.B. Elkins' MillenniumHwy.net. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
Geography
Static is located at a crossroads intersection involving U.S. Route 127 (US 127, accompanied by the unsigned SR 28 on the Tennessee side), Tennessee State Route 111 (SR 111; formerly SR 42), and Kentucky Route 1076 (KY 1076).{{cite map |author= DeLorme |author-link= DeLorme |year= 2010 |map= |title= Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer |scale=1:150000|location= Yarmouth, ME |publisher= DeLorme |page=84 |section=G3 |isbn=0-89933-340-0}}{{cite KYTC map|year=2021|section=F9|sections=|link=}} Its coordinates are 36°37′19″N latitude, and 85°5′6″W longitude. Using US 127, Jamestown, Tennessee, is {{convert|21|mi|km}} southeast, and Albany, Kentucky, is {{convert|6|mi|km}} north. Byrdstown, Tennessee, however, lies the same distance southwest via SR 111.
Dale Hollow Lake is located just west of Static.
Education
In terms of public schools, the Kentucky side of the Static area attends [http://www.clinton.k12.ky.us Clinton County Schools] based in Albany, while students on the Tennessee side attend the small [http://pickett.k12tn.net/ Pickett County Public Schools] system.
See also
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{{portal-inline|Tennessee}}
References
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External links
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{{Clinton County, Kentucky}}
{{Pickett County, Tennessee}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Clinton County, Kentucky
Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
Category:Unincorporated communities in Pickett County, Tennessee