Folsomdale, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Folsomdale, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Graves
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:443
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Folsom-
dale
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.8836°N -88.6744°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:492294

Folsomdale is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

A post office was opened in the community in 1886, and named for President Cleveland's bride Frances Folsom, who had recently become First Lady at age 21.[2]

Notes and References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Folsomdale, Kentucky." USGS. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. Book: Kentucky Place Names . University Press of Kentucky . 1987 . 2013-04-28 . Rennick, Robert M. . 105. 0813126312 .