Yosemite, Kentucky
Yosemite | |
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 Post office in Yosemite, Kentucky | |
  Yosemite Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′48″N 84°49′29″W / 37.34667°N 84.82472°WCoordinates: 37°20′48″N 84°49′29″W / 37.34667°N 84.82472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Casey |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EST) |
| ZIP codes | 42566 |
| GNIS feature ID | 507236[1] |
Yosemite is an unincorporated community in eastern Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office was closed in September 2011.[2] It was established in the 1870s for logging facilities owned by Cincinnati businessman Eugene Zimmerman. It was named by his daughter Helena, who said the hilly area reminded her of the Yosemite valley in California.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yosemite, Kentucky
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm. Retrieved July 30, 2012. Missing or empty
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