Fredericktown, Kentucky

Fredericktown
Unincorporated
Fredericktown
Location within the state of Kentucky
Fredericktown
Fredericktown (the US)
Coordinates: 37°45′30″N 85°20′30″W / 37.75833°N 85.34167°W / 37.75833; -85.34167Coordinates: 37°45′30″N 85°20′30″W / 37.75833°N 85.34167°W / 37.75833; -85.34167
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Washington
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Fredericktown is an unincorporated in Washington County, Kentucky, United States. It lies just south of U.S. Route 150 and is southeast of Bardstown.

First mentioned in a 1785 survey, the town was established in 1818 as Fredericksburg. By the time the post office opened in 1828, it was known as Fredericktown. The post office closed in 1911.[1]

References

  1. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 109. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  1. ^ "HomeTownLocator". Retrieved 2009-12-31.


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