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Lancaster is located west of the center of Garrard County. U.S. Route 27 passes through the city, leading north 35 miles (56 km) to Lexington and south 39 miles (63 km) to Somerset . Kentucky Route 52 crosses US 27 in the center of Lancaster, leading east and northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Richmond , and west 11 miles (18 km) to Danville .
Lancaster was platted on Oct. 5, 1815, by David Hillis and William McFarland. The plat established 128 lots, reserving some for the construction of a courthouse, market house, and place of public worship. McFarland was a county judge and Hillis, a popular local politician, later became lieutenant governor of Indiana.
ZIP codes. 41528. FIPS code. 21-29134. GNIS feature ID. 492497 [2] Freeburn is a census-designated place, unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. A post office called Liss was established in the community in 1911. In 1932, it was renamed Freeburn supposedly for a freeburning coal seam fire.
The Lancaster Commercial Historic District is a registered historic district located in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It includes the Garrard County Courthouse, built in 1868, which was the third-built courthouse of the area.
Counties of Kentucky. There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel ...
Folsomdale, Kentucky. / 36.88361°N 88.67444°W / 36.88361; -88.67444. Folsomdale is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. [1] A post office was opened in the community in 1886, and named for President Cleveland's bride Frances Folsom, who had recently become First Lady at age 21. [2]
U.S. Route 421. U.S. Route 421 ( US 421) in the U.S. state of Kentucky is a 250.536-mile-long (403.199 km) north–south United States highway that traverses twelve counties in the central and eastern parts of the state. It travels in a southeast-to-northwest path from the Virginia state line near Pennington Gap to the Indiana state line, on ...
Geography and location. The community is located at 37°14′57″N 86°31′55″W, along Kentucky Route 70 at its junction with KY 1328 (Leonard Oak Road) and KY 411 (Love Lee Road) in eastern Butler County. KY 70 leads about 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west to the Morgantown / Aberdeen area, and 5.8 miles (9.3 km) east to Roundhill and the county's ...