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Folsomdale, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Folsomdale, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°53′01″N 88°40′28″W / 36.88361°N 88.67444°W / 36.88361; -88.67444
Country United States
State Kentucky
CountyGraves
Elevation135 m (443 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID492294
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Folsomdale, Kentucky

Folsomdale is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was opened in the community in 1886, and named for President Cleveland's bride Frances Folsom, who had recently become First Lady at age 21.

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Folsomdale, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Folsomdale, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 105. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Graves County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Mayfield
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Location of Graves County, Kentucky
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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