Wellington, Menifee County, Kentucky

Wellington is an unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 1693 southeast of the city of Frenchburg, the county seat of Menifee County.[1] Its elevation is 1,194 feet (364 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 40387.[3]

For the city in Jefferson County, see Wellington, Kentucky.
Wellington
Unincorporated community
Wellington
Location within the state of Kentucky
Wellington
Wellington (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°54′52″N 83°30′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMenifee
Elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
40387
GNIS feature ID516267

Wellington is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Main article: Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012

On March 2, 2012, a tornado struck Wellington and the nearby city of West Liberty.

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References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellington, Menifee County, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. Zip Code Lookup



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