Thelma
Thelma is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community was originally known as Buskirk, after a local family. But, when the community received its first post office on June 5, 1905, it was renamed Thelma after the daughter of Warren Meek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: community in Johnson County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Buskirk”, “Thelma, Kentucky”, and “Thelma, KY”
- Postal code: 41260
Places of Interest
Highlights include Johnson County Public Library and First Baptist Church.
Johnson County Public Library
Library
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The Johnson County Public Library is a public library serving the residents of Johnson County, Kentucky. The library's collection contains 44,236 volumes, serves a population of 23,827, and circulates 120,687 items annually. Johnson County Public Library is situated 2½ miles west of Thelma.
First Baptist Church
Church
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First Baptist Church is a historic church on College Street in Paintsville, Kentucky. First Baptist Church is situated 2 miles west of Thelma.
Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church
Church
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Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church is a historic church located at 325 Third Street, Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. On January 26, 1989, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church is situated 2½ miles west of Thelma.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thealka and Tutor Key.
Thealka
Hamlet
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Thealka is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It was created by the North East Coal Company in 1906.and was originally called Muddy Branch.
Tutor Key
Hamlet
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Tutor Key is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States about 4.5 miles northeast of Paintsville. Tutor Key was originally known as Mingo. Tutor Key is situated 1½ miles north of Thelma.
Williamsport
Hamlet
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Williamsport is an unincorporated community and coal town in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Its ZIP code is 41271. Williamsport is situated 2 miles east of Thelma.
Thelma
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Johnson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.81926° or 37° 49′ 9″ northLongitude
-82.76544° or 82° 45′ 56″ westElevation
636 feet (194 metres)Open location code
869VR69M+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 154388273OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Thelma” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塞爾馬”
- French: “Thelma”
- South Azerbaijani: “تلما، کنتاکی”
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