Thousandsticks, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Thousandsticks, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Thousandsticks
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Leslie
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:961
Coordinates:37.185°N -83.4289°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:41766
Area Code:606
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:515934

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 3.5miles northwest of Hyden. Thousandsticks had a post office with ZIP code 41766 [1] which closed in 2005.[2]

History

A post office called Thousandsticks had been in operation since 1924.[3] The community was named after nearby Thousandsticks Branch.[4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=41766&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS.
  3. Web site: Leslie County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 April 2015.
  4. News: Origins of place names are traced . Kentucky New Era . December 11, 1984 . 29 April 2015 . Bergstrom, Bill . 2B.