Lamb, Kentucky

Lamb is an unincorporated community located 1/2 mi. south of the Monroe-Barren County boundary line on Kentucky Route 249, and centered at its intersection with New Design Road and Jack Hunt Road, in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States.

Lamb
Unincorporated community
Lamb
Location within the state of Kentucky
Lamb
Lamb (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°45′31″N 85°53′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMonroe
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42167, 42133
GNIS feature ID508421[1]

According to U. S. postal records in the National Archives, a post office for this community was first established, November 18, 1892, with Joseph F. Turner as postmaster but discontinued the following year, September 15, 1893. Cornelius W. Jones became the first postmaster of a second post office established, January 22, 1900, which was discontinued in 1915. A third post office was established here, November 19, 1925, with Robert Fred Johnson as postmaster.[2] Subsequent postmasters, Della Johnson, Erskine Johnson, Pearl Johnson, and Oleta Wheeler served Lamb post office (42155) consecutively until June 1, 1989. Thereafter, Janet Bewley served as officer-in-charge of a postal station at Lamb until service was suspended, November 30, 1990, and finally discontinued December 12, 1994.[3] Lamb general store was also closed about the same time. According to Charlie Wheeler, Lamb storekeeper and husband of postmaster, Oleta (Johnson) Wheeler, John Newton Johnson (1852-1922), Oleta’s grandfather, had sheep on his farm and this was the origin of the “Lamb” name. John Newton Johnson was the father and father-in-law, respectively, of Erskine Johnson and his wife, Pearl (Arterburn) Johnson. [4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamb, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M., "Monroe County - Place Names" (2016). Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. 111. (“Lamb, Kentucky”) https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/rennick_ms_collection/111
  3. "Postmaster Finder". About.usps.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. Charlie D. Wheeler, Interview by Charles R. Arterburn, Lamb, Kentucky, April 18, 1992.


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