Jett
Jett is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It was part of a farm acquired by Thomas Jett, in 1822. In 1882, Jett's heirs donated land for a Louisville & Nashville Railroad station which was named for him.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Jett, Kentucky” and “Jett, KY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort and Franklin County High School.
Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Kentucky's Green Hill Cemetery, at the junction of US 60 and US 421, is the only Kentucky monument honoring black soldiers that participated in the American Civil War, and one of only four in the entire United States. Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort is situated 2 miles northwest of Jett.
Franklin County High School
School
Franklin County High School is the largest of three public high schools in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, and is one of two high schools operated by Franklin County Public Schools. Franklin County High School is situated 2½ miles north of Jett.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Big Eddy and Millville.
Big Eddy
Hamlet
Big Eddy is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. Big Eddy is situated 2½ miles west of Jett.
Millville
Hamlet
Millville is an unincorporated community located in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It is situated about 5 miles southeast of Frankfort, Kentucky. Millville is situated 3 miles south of Jett.
Frankfort
Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Downtown Frankfort is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.
Jett
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.17868° or 38° 10′ 43″ northLongitude
-84.81439° or 84° 48′ 52″ westElevation
797 feet (243 metres)Open location code
86CQ55HP+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 153924134OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Jett from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Jett” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “傑特”
- French: “Jett”
- Irish: “Jett”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Jett”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Slickway and Bon Air Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Planet Fitness and Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
Kentucky: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Frankfort, Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jett”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.