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Rousseau, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBreathitt
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41366
Area code606
GNIS feature ID508980[1]

Rousseau is an unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Rousseau is located on Kentucky Route 30, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) east-northeast of Jackson.[2] Rousseau had a post office until it closed on January 3, 2004; it still has its own ZIP code, 41366.[3][4]

A post office called Rousseau was established in 1882.[5] The community has the name of a mill owner.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rousseau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ State Primary Road System: Breathitt County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Breathitt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 256. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.