Wakefield, Kentucky
| Wakefield, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′19″N 85°18′29″W / 37.97194°N 85.30806°WCoordinates: 37°58′19″N 85°18′29″W / 37.97194°N 85.30806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Spencer |
| Elevation[1] | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 502 |
Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Wakefield lies on Kentucky Route 55 midway between Taylorsville and Bloomfield.
Wakefield was named after Wakefield Farm, a nineteenth-century homestead. William Clarke Quantrill, a Confederate raid leader, was ambushed and killed by Union troops at Wakefield Farm in May 1865.
Country musician Bill Carlisle was born at Wakefield in 1908.