Tonieville, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Tonieville is a small unincorporated town
in LaRue County
, Kentucky
, United States
, in the central part of the state. The community is part of the Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Metropolitan Statistical Area
. Its zip code is 42748.
It is most notable as the birthplace of Carl Brashear
, the first black U.S. Navy Master Diver.
The name of the town derived from two of the largest local landowners. These landowners were Tone Goodin and Tone Kenneday and were known by the name of "Tone", which was probably short for "Anthony."
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 LaRue County
LaRue County, Kentucky
LaRue County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is included in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 13,373. Its county seat is Hodgenville...
, 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...
, in the central part of the state. The community is part of the Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Elizabethtown metropolitan area
The Elizabethtown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Elizabethtown...
. Its zip code is 42748.
- Latitude: 37.60944
- Longitude: -85.79611
- Location is 37°36'34"N / 85°47'46"W (per GSPGSP-People:*Georges St-Pierre, Canadian mixed martial arts fighter*George S. Patton, American military officer*Gregory S. Paul, American freelance paleontologist, author and illustrator-Companies and organizations:*Goodby Silverstein & Partners...
)
It is most notable as the birthplace of Carl Brashear
Carl Brashear
Carl Maxie Brashear was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver in 1970.-Early life:...
, the first black U.S. Navy Master Diver.
The name of the town derived from two of the largest local landowners. These landowners were Tone Goodin and Tone Kenneday and were known by the name of "Tone", which was probably short for "Anthony."