Olmstead, Kentucky
| Olmstead, Kentucky | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Olmstead, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′8″N 87°00′54″W / 36.75222°N 87.01500°WCoordinates: 36°45′8″N 87°00′54″W / 36.75222°N 87.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Logan |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 499937[1] |
Olmstead is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kentucky, United States.[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
- 1 2 "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 Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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