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Welcome to Baptist ...

Baptist is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baptist, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Baptist is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Baptist lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Baptist: 606

Communities Also Named Baptist ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Baptist: This one is located in Wolfe County and the other is located in Harrison County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Baptist - they are located in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baptist.

Communities near Baptist ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Baptist.

  • West Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beattyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
    • Beattyville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
  • Frenchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
    • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <3>
  • Campton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lexie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
  • Mary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
    • Mary is located in Wolfe County
  • Toliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
    • Toliver is located in Wolfe County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Baptist. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baptist.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baptist. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baptist.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baptist. See our Newspapers Page for Baptist.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baptist ...

Looking for more information about Baptist? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Baptist, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baptist.

Adding Baptist to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baptist in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Baptist was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baptist post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baptist.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wolfe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baptist - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/