Helechawa, Kentucky

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Helechawa
Unincorporated community
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Helechawa
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Helechawa
Helechawa (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°45′57″N83°20′22″W / 37.76583°N 83.33944°W / 37.76583; -83.33944
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Wolfe
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41334
GNIS feature ID508219 [1]

Helechawa is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States.

The town of Helechawa was established in 1901 along the route of the Ohio and Kentucky Railroad. The president of the railway coined the name from that of his daughter, Helen Chase Walbridge. [2] Its post office [3] has since closed.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helechawa, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 136–137. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helechawa KY post office


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