Elsie, Kentucky

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Elsie, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Elsie
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Elsie
Coordinates: 37°46′42″N83°8′10″W / 37.77833°N 83.13611°W / 37.77833; -83.13611 Coordinates: 37°46′42″N83°8′10″W / 37.77833°N 83.13611°W / 37.77833; -83.13611
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Magoffin
Elevation
850 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507935

Elsie is an unincorporated community in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 northwest of the city of Salyersville, the county seat of Magoffin County. [1] It sits along a stretch of the Licking River and includes the side valleys of Wolf Branch, Buck Branch, Cripple Creak, and Greasy Creak. Its elevation is 850 feet (259 m). [2]

A post office was established in Elsie in 1911, and named for the daughter of the first postmaster. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elsie, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-04-28.



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