Center, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Center is located in Kentucky
Center
Center
Center is located in the United States
Center
Center
Coordinates: 37°8′32″N 85°41′35″W / 37.14222°N 85.69306°W / 37.14222; -85.69306
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMetcalfe
Foundedearly 1800s
Founded byJoseph Philpot[1]
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42214
GNIS feature ID489262[2]

Center is an unincorporated community located in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. The community is part of the Glasgow Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Center, also known in the past as Frederick or Lafayette, got its name from its location, equidistant from four county seats.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b John E. Kleber, ed. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 630. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved April 13, 2013. Metcalfe has no large cities, only small villages and rural communities. Center, located at the county's north end, and equidistant from four county seats, was founded by Joseph Philpot in the early 1800s; it was earlier named Frederick and later Lafayette.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center, Kentucky


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