Riceville, Kentucky
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Riceville | |
Coordinates: 37°44′4″N 82°55′28″W / 37.73444°N 82.92444°WCoordinates: 37°44′4″N 82°55′28″W / 37.73444°N 82.92444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Johnson |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41252 |
GNIS feature ID | 508932[1] |
Riceville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community's first post office was established on October 17, 1891, and may have been named after local resident, Sherman Rice. A few years later, the community began to flourished after the was extended into the community and a lumber mill was established.[2] Riceville's ZIP code is 41252.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceville, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 250. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm. Retrieved July 30, 2012. Missing or empty
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Kentucky
- Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
- Coal towns in Kentucky
- Johnson County, Kentucky geography stubs