Olmstead is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, United States.[2]
Olmstead, Kentucky | |
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  Olmstead  Olmstead | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′8″N 87°00′54″W / 36.75222°N 87.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Logan |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42265[1] |
| Area code(s) | 270 and 364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 499937[2] |
Olmstead was a station on the L & N railroad between Bowling Green, KY and Clarksville, TN that opened in 1860. It was named after a leader in the effort to build the railroad.[3] Olmstead is also the site of an elementary and middle school.[4] A post office has been in operation until recently in Olmstead since 1862.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Olmstead ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Olmstead". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ The Heavens are Weeping-The Diaries of George Dick Browder.
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 480.
- ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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