Revelo, Kentucky

Revelo is an unincorporated community within McCreary County, Kentucky, United States.

Revelo
Revelo
Location within the state of Kentucky
Revelo
Revelo (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°41′00″N 84°28′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMcCreary
Elevation
1,404 ft (428 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
42638
GNIS feature ID514894[1]

Originally a railroad siding for Southern Railway (US), the community was named for James Henry Oliver, an executive Vice President of Southern's Kentucky Division. Oliver was killed in a passenger train collision in 1918 in Danville, Virginia.

"Revilo" is "Oliver" spelled backwards. The United States Postal Service changed it to the modern spelling in 1943.

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