Firebrick is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States. The Firebrick post office, opened in 1892 with postmaster William Beyerly,[2] closed in January 2004 [3]
Firebrick, Kentucky | |
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  Firebrick Location in Kentucky  Firebrick Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°41′15″N 83°2′50″W / 38.68750°N 83.04722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Lewis |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP codes | 41137 |
| GNIS feature ID | 492090[1] |
It was named for a local brickworks that is no longer in operation.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Firebrick, Kentucky
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Firebrick KY post office
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rennick, Robert (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 101. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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