Kingswood, Kentucky

Kingswood, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Kingswood, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°43′8.4″N 86°24′32.4″W / 37.719000°N 86.409000°W / 37.719000; -86.409000Coordinates: 37°43′8.4″N 86°24′32.4″W / 37.719000°N 86.409000°W / 37.719000; -86.409000
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breckinridge
Elevation 732 ft (223 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 270 & 364
GNIS feature ID 495771[1]

Kingswood, Kentucky is a town In Breckinridge County, Kentucky. It was settled in 1906 and was named in honor of Kingswood School in Great Britain, originally founded by John Wesley in 1748. A college founded by John Wesley Hughes operated in the community from 1906 to 1934.[2]

References

  1. "Kingswood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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