Saint Helens, Kentucky

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This article is about the community in Lee County. For the Louisville suburb formerly known as "Saint Helens", see Shively, Kentucky.
Saint Helens, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Saint Helens is located in Kentucky
Saint Helens
Saint Helens
Location in Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 83°38′50″W / 37.58278°N 83.64722°W / 37.58278; -83.64722Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 83��38′50″W / 37.58278°N 83.64722°W / 37.58278; -83.64722
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLee
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41368
GNIS feature ID515175

Saint Helens is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] It lies along Route 52 east of the city of Beattyville, the county seat of Lee County.[2] Its elevation is 728 feet (222 m).[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 41368.[3] This post office preëmpted the naming of a community in Jefferson County as Saint Helens; instead, it had to adopt the name "Shively" after an early settler.[4]

This Lee County community is also sometimes (unofficially) known as Three Forks.[citation needed]

See also[]

  • Other places named Three Forks, Kentucky

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Helens, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-30. Accessed 2007-12-30.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ The Encyclopedia of Louisville, p. 819. "Shively". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 2001. Accessed 10 October 2013.


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