Saint Helens, Kentucky Explained

Saint Helens, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Saint Helens
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kentucky##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:728
Coordinates:37.5828°N -83.6472°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:41368
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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). It has a post office with the ZIP code 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.

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Notes and References

  1. , 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. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. The Encyclopedia of Louisville, p. 819. "Shively". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 2001. Accessed 10 October 2013.