Bardstown Junction, Kentucky

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States}}

Bardstown Junction is an unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States.{{GNIS|486335}}

History

Bardstown Junction was built up at the junction of two railroads.{{cite book|last=Rennick|first=Robert M.|title=Kentucky Place Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=azPttlmsv24C&pg=PT56|date=28 August 2013|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-4401-9|page=56}} A post office was established at Bardstown Junction in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Bullitt |title=Bullitt County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071339/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Bullitt |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Bullitt County, Kentucky

Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky