Cerulean is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Trigg County

Trigg County, Kentucky

Trigg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1820. As of 2000, the population was 12,597. Its county seat is Cadiz. The county is named for Stephen Trigg, a frontier officer in the American Revolutionary War who died in the Battle of Blue Licks...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, United States

United States

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. At one time, it was a city, incorporated as Cerulean Springs. It lies along Kentucky Routes 124 and 126 northeast of the city of Cadiz

Cadiz, Kentucky

Cadiz is a city in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trigg County. It is an old town located close to the Land Between the Lakes, a popular recreation area, and was a base of Union and Confederate operations in the American...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Trigg County. Its elevation is 512 feet (156 m), and it is located at 36°57′34"N 87°42′36"W (36.9594919, -87.7100107). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 42215.

The community is part of the Clarksville

Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...

, TN

Tennessee

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–KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cerulean, Kentucky

It is often mistaken that Cerulean is all in Trigg Country, but it is in fact partially Christian County.

Major Roads

Highway 91, State Highway Old Princeton Road, State Route Princeton Highway 91, State Route 83

Schools

Students in Cerulean attend Trigg County Public Schools

Trigg County Public Schools

Trigg County Public Schools is a school district serving Trigg County, Kentucky. Communities served by the school district include Cadiz, Canton, Cerulean, Wallonia and surrounding areas....

 in Cadiz

Cadiz, Kentucky

Cadiz is a city in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Trigg County. It is an old town located close to the Land Between the Lakes, a popular recreation area, and was a base of Union and Confederate operations in the American...

.

External links

• Trigg County Public Schools, Kentucky