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Relief is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 172 east of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.[1] Its elevation is 732 feet (223 m).[2]

Relief
Unincorporated community
Relief
Location within the state of Kentucky
Relief
Relief (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°56′41″N 82°59′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMorgan
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508918

A post office called Relief was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1983.[3] For the early settlers, the convenience of having a post office in the community was a "relief", hence the name.[4]


References


  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Relief, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 110.


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