Sulphur, Kentucky

Sulphur
Unincorporated community
Sulphur Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°29′41″N 85°16′25″W / 38.49472°N 85.27361°W / 38.49472; -85.27361Coordinates: 38°29′41″N 85°16′25″W / 38.49472°N 85.27361°W / 38.49472; -85.27361
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Henry
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	40070
GNIS feature ID	504723^[1]

Sulphur is an unincorporated community within Henry County, Kentucky, United States.

History

Sulphur was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad.^[2] Formerly called Sulphur Station, the post office was renamed Sulphur in 1882.^[3]

Notable people

Joseph W. Morris, U.S. Representative

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur, Kentucky
↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 339.
↑ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: New Castle

Cities	Campbellsburg Eminence New Castle Pleasureville‡ Smithfield

Unincorporated communities	Bethlehem Jericho Lockport Port Royal Sulphur Turners Station

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

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