| Asphalt, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Asphalt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 656 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1908°N -86.35°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Codes: | 270 and 364 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 507422 |
Asphalt is an unincorporated community located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.[1]
Asphalt is located about west of Brownsville, the county seat of Edmonson County. In terms of transportation, it is served by Kentucky Route 655 (Segal Road) off of KY 70. The community is southwest of KY 655's intersection with KY 70 at Windyville.
The Mathias Willis Store House is located near Asphalt at the end of Salvage Road (formerly Cummins Road). It was a mid-19th century store building that served customers traveling along the Green River, which flows just south of the community. In 1987, the store house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Asphalt is the home to the Asphalt Church of Christ (formerly New Liberty Church), one of Edmonson County's several places of worship. Their Gospel Meetings, or revivals, are usually held in mid-June. In the week of June 7–10, 2015, the Asphalt Church celebrated their 140th anniversary. The church was believed to be established in 1875. According to the previous week's edition of the Edmonson News and the congregational members of the church, the original church building was burned down sometime in 1951 due to a faulty wiring. The church received its current name after being rebuilt at its current location in 1952.[2] The church originally stood at the current location of the New Liberty Cemetery. In spite of the church's name change, Edmonson County road maps dating as late as 1977, as well as online mapping platforms such as Google Maps still list it as the New Liberty Church.[3] [4] [5]
Students in Asphalt attend Edmonson County Schools, including the Edmonson County High School, in Brownsville. At one time Asphalt was served by their own secondary school;[6] it was closed down prior to the consolidation of all of Edmonson County's high schools in other communities in 1959. The Asphalt School building is still standing even after being unused since the 1950s,[7] but not in the condition to be used.
Asphalt does not currently have a post office, so 42210, Brownsville's zip code is used. The Asphalt post office originally operated until its closing in 1958. The closing of the post office predated the introduction of the zip code system by several years.[8]