Stab, Kentucky

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Stab (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°9′5″N84°26′13″W / 37.15139°N 84.43694°W / 37.15139; -84.43694 Coordinates: 37°9′5″N84°26′13″W / 37.15139°N 84.43694°W / 37.15139; -84.43694
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Pulaski
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42557
GNIS feature ID515642 [1]

Stab is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.

Description

A post office called Stab was established in 1922, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1994. [2] The name Stab was chosen in part for its brevity; the first choice had been rejected as too long by postal authorities. [3]

Stab is noted as the location of a karst window formation, Short Creek.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stab, Kentucky
  2. "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 April 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "World's shortest creek in Stab". The Telegraph. May 8, 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 27 April 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)