Clermont is a
USGS-designated
populated place
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(one of 32) in
Bullitt County
Bullitt County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,217. Its county seat is Shepherdsville. The county was founded in 1796. Located just south of the c ...
,
Kentucky,
United States, south of
Louisville. It is an
unincorporated community.
Geography
Clermont is located at (37.5547, -85.3910) and is 531 feet (162 meters)
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
. This is in the
Eastern Time Zone (Standard Time:
GMT -5 hours,
DST: GMT -4 hours),
ZIP code 40110.
A large portion of Clermont consists of the
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest.
Culture
Clermont is home to the famous
Jim Beam distillery
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, and Bullitt County is a
"wet" county.
The
Boy Scouts of America Camp Crooked Creek, which is associated with the
Lincoln Heritage Council, is also located in Clermont.
History
The area was officially recognized by the
USGS on September 20, 1979, during the rapid expansion of
Shepherdsville due to the development of
Interstate 65
Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between the Great Lakes and the Gulf ...
.
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in Bullitt County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
Louisville metropolitan area
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