Baptist, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Baptist |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wolfe |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 932 |
Coordinates: | 37.7317°N -83.4794°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 507451 |
Baptist is an unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States.
The community was settled in the early nineteenth century and the Stillwater Baptist Church, from which the name was taken, was organized in 1837.[1] The Baptist post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1974.[2]