Wrigley, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Wrigley is an unincorporated community
in Morgan County
, Kentucky
, United States
. It lies along Route 7 north of the city of West Liberty
, the county seat
of Morgan County. Its elevation is 817 feet (249 m), and it is located at 38°1′6"N 83°16′17"W (38.0184184, -83.2712887). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 41477.
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...
in Morgan County
Morgan County, Kentucky
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 13,948. Its county seat is West Liberty. The county is among the dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.- Geography :...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along Route 7 north of the city of West Liberty
West Liberty, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,277 people, 696 households, and 446 families residing in the city. The population density was 739.3 people per square mile . There were 758 housing units at an average density of 171.0 per square mile...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Morgan County. Its elevation is 817 feet (249 m), and it is located at 38°1′6"N 83°16′17"W (38.0184184, -83.2712887). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 41477.
Landmarks
- Wrigley Falls - natural waterfall
- Wrigley Elementary School - constructed by WPA in 1936, now closed.
People
- There are many descendants from the Whitt family that currently reside in Wrigley. Three sets of Whitts' in the three miles that spans Wrigley road. The most notable of the Whitt families being that of Beacher and Maude Whitt. The Whitts' have four children: Timmy Whitt (the eldest son); father of Anita Whitt (maiden name), Pauletta Whitt (maiden name); mother of Charles Caskey and Jamie Caskey, Sheri Whitt (maiden Name); mother of Leshia Norris and Michael Robinson,and Lori Whitt; mother of Nicholas Wilson, Travis Green and Lyndsey Green.