Smithville | |
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Coordinates: 38°0′47″N85°30′51″W / 38.01306°N 85.51417°W Coordinates: 38°0′47″N85°30′51″W / 38.01306°N 85.51417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Bullitt |
Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
GNIS feature ID | 517326 [1] |
Smithville is an unincorporated community located in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States.
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Smithville may refer to:
Kentucky Route 61 is a 151.333-mile (243.547 km) long Kentucky State Highway extending north from the Tennessee state line in Cumberland County to Columbia in Adair County through to Greensburg in Green County. From there, the route traverses LaRue, Hardin and Bullitt counties to terminate in Jefferson County at the junction of U.S. Route 31E in downtown Louisville.
Alexander Scott Bullitt was an American pioneer, planter, slaveowner, and politician from Virginia who became an early settler in Kentucky and a leader during the early days of Kentucky statehood.
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Larry Lee Belcher was an American educator, county zoning administrator, and Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. He represented Kentucky's 49th House district, which includes parts of Bullitt County. Belcher was killed in a car accident in 2008. His wife Linda, a former elementary school principal, replaced Belcher on the 2008 ballot. She was subsequently elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2008 and was reelected in 2010. She lost in 2012, won again in 2014, lost in 2016, and won a special election to return to the legislature in February 2018.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
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