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Baptist, Wolfe County, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°43′54″N 83°28′46″W / 37.73167°N 83.47944°W / 37.73167; -83.47944
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Baptist, Kentucky
Baptist is located in Kentucky
Baptist
Baptist
Baptist is located in the United States
Baptist
Baptist
Coordinates: 37°43′54″N 83°28′46″W / 37.73167°N 83.47944°W / 37.73167; -83.47944
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWolfe
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID507451[1]

Baptist is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States.

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baptist, Wolfe County, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Wolfe County". Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wolfe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2020.