Thousandsticks, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°11′06″N 83°25′44″W / 37.18500°N 83.42889°W / 37.18500; -83.42889CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyLeslieElevation
961 ft (293 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
41766
Area code606GNIS feature ID515934[1]

Thousandsticks is an unincorporated community in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. Thousandsticks is located at the junction of the Hal Rogers Parkway and Kentucky Route 118 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Hyden. Thousandsticks had a post office with ZIP code 41766 [2] which closed in 2005.[3]

History

A post office called Thousandsticks had been in operation since 1924.[4] The community was named after nearby Thousandsticks Branch.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thousandsticks, Kentucky
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  4. ^ "Leslie County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ Bergstrom, Bill (December 11, 1984). "Origins of place names are traced". Kentucky New Era. pp. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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