Melber, Kentucky

Melber (also known as Burg and Lewisburg) is an unincorporated community in Graves and McCracken counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

Melber, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Melber
Melber
Coordinates: 36°56′47″N 88°43′31″W
Country United States
State Kentucky
CountyGraves
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total787
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
42069
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID498042
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melber, Kentucky

Andy Melber, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[2]

Zip Code

Melber's zip code, 42069, has been the subject of memes due to the numbers 420 and 69 appearing in succession of one another.[3]

Notable people
gollark: What is being tested? *Why*?
gollark: Oh, and cancer. Why do we get cancer? Whales don't get cancer.
gollark: An omnipotent engineer-god could just not do that.
gollark: There's the entire thing with the appendix, our eyes are *backward* (light sensing bit below the nerves carrying data out), some nerves and such are routed inefficiently.
gollark: If perfection is bad, the thing you're optimizing for is wrong.

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Melber, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melber, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. History and Families, McCracken County, Kentucky, 1824-1989. Turner Publishing Company. 1989. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-938021-36-0.
  3. "r/memes - Melber Kentucky is very nice". reddit. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. Rockabilly Hall of Fame: Ray Smith
  5. History and Families, McCracken County, Kentucky, 1824-1989. Turner Publishing Company. 1989. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-938021-36-0.



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