Axtel, Kentucky

Axtel
Unincorporated community
Axtel Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°38′39″N 87°43′24″W / 37.64417°N 87.72333°W / 37.64417; -87.72333Coordinates: 37°38′39″N 87°43′24″W / 37.64417°N 87.72333°W / 37.64417; -87.72333
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Breckinridge
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	40103
GNIS feature ID	507431^[1]

Axtel is an unincorporated community within Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. St. Anthony's Catholic Church is located in Axtel.

History

Billy Cannon wrote on his application for a Post Office, "We have wrote to ax yo to tel us a name for our post office," and that's how the name Axtel came to be. The post office was established in 1891, but was scheduled to be closed down.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Axtel, Kentucky

Municipalities and communities of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Hardinsburg

Cities	Cloverport Hardinsburg Irvington

Unincorporated communities	Addison Axtel Big Spring‡ Constantine Custer Falls of Rough Garfield Glen Dean Harned Hites Run Holt Hudson Kingswood Locust Hill Mattingly McDaniels McQuady Mook Mount Merino Mystic Raymond Roff Sample Se Ree Stephensport Tar Fork Union Star Vanzant Webster Westview

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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