Yosemite

Yosemite is an unincorporated community in eastern Casey County, , United States. Their Post Office was closed in September 2011. It was established in the 1870s for logging facilities owned by businessman Eugene Zimmerman.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky
  • Also known as: Yosemite, Kentucky” and “Yosemite, KY
  • Postal code: 42566

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middleburg and Walltown.

Hamlet
is a rural unincorporated community with a post office sitting just off the in central , , United States. The first land owner in the area was Abraham Lincoln I, the grandfather of president Abraham Lincoln, who purchased 800 acres in the area in 1784.

Hamlet
is a rural unincorporated community in eastern , , United States. It was named for Robert Wall, who purchased 700 acres of land in the area in 1807. Its post office operated from 1886 to 1907. is situated 5 miles east of Yosemite.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 501 and Kentucky Route 837 12 miles east-northeast of . is situated 5 miles east of Yosemite.

Yosemite

Latitude
37.34674° or 37° 20′ 48″ north
Longitude
-84.82467° or 84° 49′ 29″ west
Elevation
840 feet (256 metres)
Open location code
869Q85WG+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154359536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4314170
Wiki­data ID
Q8055914
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Yosemite” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 優勝美地
  • French: Yosemite
  • Persian: یوسمایت، کنتاکی
  • Persian: یوسمایت
  • South Azerbaijani: یوزمیت، کنتاکی
  • Urdu: یوسمتھے، کینٹکی
  • Urdu: یوسمتھے

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