Country United States County Owsley GNIS feature ID 516350 Local time Sunday 11:25 AM | State Kentucky Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 296 m | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Whoopflarea is an unincorporated community located in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed in April 1954. Whoopflarea has been noted for its unusual place name.
Map of Whoopflarea, KY 40972, USA
The town name has several proposed origins. The most accepted is the whoop of owls made in the remote area. Other origins include lost persons in the area and the resulting search. They literally whooped for Larry or Laura.
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Whoopflarea, Kentucky Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA