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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Thelma, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°49′09″N 82°45′56″W / 37.81917°N 82.76556°W / 37.81917; -82.76556
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJohnson
Elevation636 ft (194 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes41260
GNIS feature ID509201

Thelma is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community was originally known as Buskirk, after a local family. But, when the community received its first post office on June 5, 1905, it was renamed Thelma after the daughter of Warren Meek. Meek was a successful pioneer in the newspaper field in the Big Sandy Valley.

Thelma's ZIP code is 41260.

Thelma is located at an elevation of 636 feet.

References

  1. Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4. Retrieved on 2009-10-23
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thelma, Kentucky Retrieved on 2009-10-23
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