Saint Helens, Kentucky

Saint Helens
Unincorporated community
Saint Helens
Saint Helens

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 83°38′50″W / 37.58278°N 83.64722°W / 37.58278; -83.64722Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 83°38′50″W / 37.58278°N 83.64722°W / 37.58278; -83.64722
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lee
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41368
GNIS feature ID 515175

Saint Helens is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] It lies along Route 52 east of the city of Beattyville, the county seat of Lee County.[2] Its elevation is 728 feet (222 m).[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 41368.[3] This post office preëmpted the naming of a community in Jefferson County as Saint Helens; instead, it had to adopt the name "Shively" after an early settler.[4]

This Lee County community is also sometimes (unofficially) known as Three Forks.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Helens, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-30. Accessed 2007-12-30.
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Louisville, p. 819. "Shively". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 2001. Accessed 10 October 2013.


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