Baptist, Wolfe County, Kentucky
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Baptist is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States.
Baptist, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°43′54″N 83°28′46″W / 37.73167°N 83.47944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Wolfe |
Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 507451[1] |
History
editThe community was settled in the early nineteenth century and the Stillwater Baptist Church, from which the name was taken, was organized in 1837.[2] The Baptist post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1974.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baptist, Wolfe County, Kentucky
- ^ "Wolfe County". Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Wolfe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2020.