Elsie, Kentucky
| Elsie | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Nickname(s): Elsie lies along a stretch of the Linking River and is made up of Wolf Branch, Buck Branch, Cripple Creak, and Greasy Creak. | |
  Elsie  Elsie Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′42″N 83°8′10″W / 37.77833°N 83.13611°WCoordinates: 37°46′42″N 83°8′10″W / 37.77833°N 83.13611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Magoffin |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 507935 |
Elsie is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 northwest of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County.[1] Its elevation is 850 feet (259 m).[2]
A post office was established in Elsie in 1911, and named for the daughter of the first postmaster.[3]
References
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elsie, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
- ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
Municipalities and communities of Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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