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Fitchburg is an unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky, United States.

Fitchburg, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Fitchburg Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°43′57″N 83°51′7″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Estill
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	512177[1]

History

Fitchburg was named for Frank and Fred Fitch, two brothers who in 1869 started a blast furnace at the site.[2] A post office was established at Fitchburg in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fitchburg, Kentucky
Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 168.
"Estill County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Estill County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Irvine
Cities	Irvine Ravenna	Location of Estill County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Fitchburg Fox Furnace Happy Top Iron Mound Jinks Kimbrell Knob Lick Lynch Town Macedonia Pryse Shade Sparks Stump Sweet Lick The Forks Winston Witt
Ghost town	Rice Station
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