Firebrick, Kentucky

Firebrick
Unincorporated community
Firebrick
Firebrick

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°41′15″N 83°2′50″W / 38.68750°N 83.04722°W / 38.68750; -83.04722Coordinates: 38°41′15″N 83°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 Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EST (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41137
GNIS feature ID 492090[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. Retrieved 2013-04-13.


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