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Poplar Plains, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°21′39″N 83°40′28″W / 38.36083°N 83.67444°W / 38.36083; -83.67444
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Poplar Plains, Kentucky
Poplar Plains is located in Kentucky
Poplar Plains
Poplar Plains
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°21′39″N 83°40′28″W / 38.36083°N 83.67444°W / 38.36083; -83.67444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFleming
Elevation909 ft (277 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41041
Area code606
GNIS feature ID501127[1]

Poplar Plains is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Poplar Plains in 1823, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926.[2] Poplar Plains was incorporated in 1831.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poplar Plains, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Fleming County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 230.