Locust Hill, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Locust Hill is located in Kentucky
Locust Hill
Locust Hill
Locust Hill is located in the United States
Locust Hill
Locust Hill
Coordinates: 37°43′40″N 86°21′24″W / 37.72778°N 86.35667°W / 37.72778; -86.35667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreckinridge
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
40151[1]
Area code270
GNIS feature ID508488[2]

Locust Hill is an unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Locust Hill is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 1073 and Kentucky Route 1401, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) east-southeast of Hardinsburg.[3] Locust Hill had a post office from June 4, 1909, to February 22, 1985.[1][4]

Its name came from a nearby hill that was covered with locust trees.

References

  1. 1 2 United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Locust Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ State Primary Road System: Breckinridge County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.


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