Alpha, Kentucky

Alpha is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 90 northeast of the city of Albany, the county seat of Clinton County.[1] Its elevation is 1,014 feet (309 m), and it is located at .[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42603.[3]

The name comes from Alpha E. Davis, the community's second postmaster.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, pp. 42-43.
  2. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2007-12-31.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). Kentucky place names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9780813101798. http://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1. 
Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Kentucky, USA
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