Stearns
Stearns is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,365 at the 2020 census. It was founded by Justus Smith Stearns.- Type: Village with 1,420 residents
- Description: census designated place in Kentucky, United States
- Also known as: “Hemlock”, “Stearns, Kentucky”, and “Stearns, KY”
- Postal code: 42647
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Revelo and Barthell.
Revelo
Hamlet
Revelo is an unincorporated community within McCreary County, Kentucky, United States.
Barthell
Hamlet
Barthell is a former coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Barthell is situated 3 miles west of Stearns.
Marshes Siding
Hamlet
Marshes Siding is an unincorporated community within McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. Marshes Siding is situated 3 miles north of Stearns.
Stearns
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: McCreary, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.69897° or 36° 41′ 56″ north
Longitude
-84.47744° or 84° 28′ 39″ west
Population
1,420
Elevation
1,339 feet (408 metres)
Open location code
868QMGXF+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Stearns” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ستيرنز”
- Basque: “Stearns”
- Catalan: “Stearns”
- Cebuano: “Stearns”
- Chechen: “Стернс”
- Chinese: “斯特恩斯”
- Dutch: “Stearns”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ستيرنز”
- French: “Stearns”
- German: “Stearns”
- Gilaki: “استیرنز (کنتاکي)”
- Gilaki: “استیرنز”
- Irish: “Stearns”
- Italian: “Stearns”
- Ladin: “Stearns”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Stearns”
- Persian: “استیرنز”
- Polish: “Stearns”
- Portuguese: “Stearns”
- Russian: “Стернс”
- Serbian: “Стернс”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stearns, Kentucky”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stearns”
- South Azerbaijani: “استیرنز، کنتاکی”
- Spanish: “Stearns”
- Tatar: “Стернс”
- Ukrainian: “Стернс”
- Urdu: “اسٹرنز، کینٹکی”
- Volapük: “Stearns”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Smith Town and Hickory Grove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Stearns Heritage Golf Course and American Legion Knoll.
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