Montpelier, Kentucky

Montpelier
Montpelier
Location within the state of Kentucky
Montpelier
Montpelier (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°1′8″N 85°11′8″W / 37.01889°N 85.18556°W / 37.01889; -85.18556
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAdair
Elevation
876 ft (267 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID508630

Montpelier is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 876 feet (267 m).[1]

History

The community was named for the city in France.[2]

Grand Army of the Republic post 115, Conover Darnell, was located in Montpelier.

Geography

It is on Kentucky Route 92 and Kentucky Route 55 near a dead end on Lake Cumberland south of Jamestown. It is also southeast of Kentucky Route 619.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montpelier, Kentucky
  2. ^ Coulet du Gard & Coulet du Gard 1974, p. 70.