Kavanaugh, Kentucky is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 located in Boyd County, Kentucky

Boyd County, Kentucky

Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1860. Its are found at the northeastern edge of the state the near the Ohio River and Big Sandy River, nestled in the verdant rolling hills of Appalachia. The county seat is Catlettsburg. Its largest municipality is...

, directly north of the Lawrence County

Lawrence County, Kentucky

Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 15,569. Its county seat is Louisa. The county is named for James Lawrence, and co-founded by Isaac Bolt, who served as a Lawrence County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace. It is the home of...

 line. It has been located on U.S. Route 23 since 1964, when the designation of the pike running through the community was changed from Ky. Rt. 3 to U.S. Route 23. In 1984, the original alignment of Ky. 3 (later U.S. Route 23) moved to a new alignment just west of the community and was of modern four lane design. The CSX

CSX Transportation

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 railroad also passes through the community. It has been centered around the Kavanaugh United Methodist Church and cemetery since the 19th century. The community to the north of Kavanaugh, |Burnaugh]], took the hamlet's name for its own as a combination of Kavanaugh and the nearby Burgess Station

Burgess Station, Kentucky

Burgess Station is an extinct hamlet and former railroad station located in southern Boyd County, Kentucky. The place is named after George R. Burgess, a landowner. The widening of U.S. Route 23 eliminated the hamlet's original location in the 1980s. It was named after a former railroad station on...

. Most locals still refer to the area from the Kavanaugh church south on U.S. 23 to the Lawrence County line as Kavanaugh, Kentucky. The area north of the church is known as Burnaugh. Kavanaugh is located within the ZIP Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Area

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 for zip code

ZIP Code

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 41129, which includes the county seat

County seat

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, Catlettsburg

Catlettsburg, Kentucky

Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States and is the county seat of Boyd County. The city population was 1,960 at the 2000 census. The city's postal ZIP code serves a greater population of 10,029, which is a better reflection of the community's size. Catlettsburg is a part of...

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