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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Olmstead, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Olmstead is located in KentuckyOlmsteadOlmsteadShow map of KentuckyOlmstead is located in the United StatesOlmsteadOlmsteadShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°45′8″N 87°00′54″W / 36.75222°N 87.01500°W / 36.75222; -87.01500
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLogan
Elevation581 ft (177 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code42265
Area code(s)270 and 364
GNIS feature ID499937

Olmstead is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, United States.

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. Olmstead is also the site of an elementary and middle school. A post office has been in operation until recently in Olmstead since 1862.

References

  1. "Olmstead ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Olmstead". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. The Heavens are Weeping-The Diaries of George Dick Browder.
  4. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 480.
  5. "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of Logan County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Russellville
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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