Center, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°8′32″N 85°41′35″W / 37.14222°N 85.69306°W / 37.14222; -85.69306
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Center, Kentucky
ZIP codes
42214
GNIS feature ID489262[2]

Center is an

Micropolitan Statistical Area
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History

Center, also known in the past as Frederick or Lafayette, got its name from its location, equidistant from four county seats.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved April 13, 2013. Metcalfe has no large cities, only small villages and rural communities. Center, located at the county's north end, and equidistant from four county seats
    , was founded by Joseph Philpot in the early 1800s; it was earlier named Frederick and later Lafayette.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center, Kentucky