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, northwest of Jamestown, Tennessee and north of Byrdstown, Tennessee.

Static
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°37′19″N 85°5′6″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties	Clinton, KY and Pickett, TN
Elevation [1]	1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
GNIS feature ID	1271280[1]

According to tradition, Static has the name of a settler's dog.[2] Static has been noted for its unusual place name.[3][4]

Geography

Static is located at a crossroads intersection involving U.S. Route 127 (US 127), Tennessee State Route 111 (SR 111; formerly Tennessee State Route 42), and Kentucky Route 1076 (KY 1076). Its coordinates are 36°37′19″N latitude, and 85°5′6″W longitude. Using US 127, Jamestown, Tennessee, is 21 miles (34 km) southeast, and Albany, Kentucky, is 6 miles (9.7 km) north. Byrdstown, Tennessee, however, lies the same distance southwest via SR 111.

The town is located due east of the Dale Hollow Lake area.

Education

In terms of public schools, the Kentucky side of the Static area attends Clinton County Schools based in Albany, while students on the Tennessee side attend the small Pickett County Public Schools system.

See also

 Kentucky portal  Tennessee portal

References

External links

Media related to Static, Kentucky and Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons