Stab is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
Stab | |
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  Stab Location within the state of Kentucky  Stab Stab (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°9′5″N 84°26′13″W / 37.15139°N 84.43694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Pulaski |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP codes | 42557 |
| GNIS feature ID | 515642[1] |
Description
editA post office called Stab was established in 1922, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1994.[2] The name Stab was chosen in part for its brevity; the first choice had been rejected as too long by postal authorities.[3]
Stab is noted as the location of a karst window formation, Short Creek.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stab, Kentucky
- ^ "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "World's shortest creek in Stab". The Telegraph. May 8, 1980. p. 21. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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