Mount Carmel, Kentucky

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Mount Carmel, Kentucky
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Mount Carmel
Coordinates: 38°29′4″N83°38′12″W / 38.48444°N 83.63667°W / 38.48444; -83.63667
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Fleming
Elevation
[1]
883 ft (269 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
41093
Area code 606
GNIS feature ID507313 [1]

Mount Carmel is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, in the United States. [2]

History

Mount Carmel was incorporated in 1825. [1] A post office was established at Mount Carmel in 1829, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 230.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Carmel, Kentucky
  3. "Fleming County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.