Firebrick, Kentucky

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Firebrick, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Firebrick
Location in Kentucky
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Firebrick
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°41′15″N83°2′50″W / 38.68750°N 83.04722°W / 38.68750; -83.04722
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lewis
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
41137
GNIS feature ID492090 [1]

Firebrick is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States. The Firebrick post office, opened in 1892 with postmaster William Beyerly, [2] closed in January 2004 [3]

It was named for a local brickworks that is no longer in operation. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Firebrick, Kentucky
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Firebrick KY post office
  3. ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm%5B%5D
  4. ↑ Rennick, Robert (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 101. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 13, 2013.


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