Wakefield, Kentucky
Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Wakefield lies on Kentucky Route 55 midway between Taylorsville and Bloomfield.
Wakefield, Kentucky | |
---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°58′19″N 85°18′29″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Spencer |
Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 502 |
Wakefield was named after Wakefield Farm, a nineteenth-century homestead. William Clarke Quantrill, a Confederate raid leader, was ambushed and killed by Union troops at Wakefield Farm in May 1865.
Country musician Bill Carlisle was born at Wakefield in 1908.
Footnotes
- Wakefield at HomeTownLocator
gollark: No, which is probably for the best.
gollark: This is called an "autoformatter" and it already "exists".
gollark: Try knowing Macron more.
gollark: Unfortunately, the macro is 1.3GB, although it *is* very elegant.
gollark: Although it *is* impressive that it's possible to express the entire text editing workflow in one glorious macro.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.