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Country
  
United States

County
  
Pike

GNIS feature ID
  
509142

Zip code
  
41568

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:03 PM

State
  
Kentucky

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
338 m

Population
  
104 (2011)

Area code
  
606

Stopover, Kentucky

Weather
  
16°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 81% Humidity

Stopover is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It is at the junction of Kentucky Route 194 and Kentucky Route 2062 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Phelps. Stopover had a post office with ZIP code 41568.

Map of Stopover, KY 41568, USA

The town's name came from its first postmaster who also owned the local general store. He would often tell people to "stop over and see" him.

The town, which has a population of 104, is home to a small country store and four churches: Shepard Memorial Presbyterian Church, Stopover Church of God, Stopover Freewill Baptist Church, and Camp Creek Pentecostal Church.

Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, was born in Stopover.

References

Stopover, Kentucky Wikipedia