Olmstead, Kentucky
Olmstead is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, United States.[1]
Olmstead, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
  Olmstead  Olmstead | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′8″N 87°00′54″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Logan |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 499937[1] |
Olmstead was a station on the railroad. It is also the site of an elementary and middle school.[2] A post office has been in operation until recently in Olmstead since 1862.[3]
It is the location of, or nearest community to, Cedar Grove Rosenwald School which was a historic Rosenwald School built in 1928. The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
References
- "Olmstead". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 480.
- "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Municipalities and communities of Logan County, Kentucky, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  Location of Logan County, Kentucky | |
| CDP | ||
| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
| ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.