Jump to content

Baptist, Kentucky

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bender the Bot (talk | contribs) at 19:18, 29 October 2016 (History: http→https for Google Books and Google News using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Baptist
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHarrison
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID2564156[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Baptist in 1888, and remained in operation until 1906.[2] The community took its name from the local Stillwater Old Baptist Church.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baptist, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 55. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.