Revelo, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
36°41′00″N 84°28′14″W / 36.68333°N 84.47056°W / 36.68333; -84.47056CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyMcCrearyElevation
1,404 ft (428 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
42638
GNIS feature ID514894[1]

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

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.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Revelo, Kentucky
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