Asphalt is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in
Edmonson County,
Kentucky
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, United States.
Geography
Asphalt is located about west of
Brownsville, the
county seat
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of Edmonson County. In terms of transportation, it is served by
Kentucky Route 655 (Segal Road) off of
KY 70. The community is southwest of KY 655's intersection with KY 70 at
Windyville.
Sites of interest
The
Mathias Willis Store House is located near Asphalt at the end of Salvage Road (formerly Cummins Road). It was a mid-19th century store building that served customers traveling along the
Green River, which flows just south of the community. In 1987, the store house was listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Churches
Asphalt is the home to the Asphalt
Church of Christ (formerly New Liberty Church), one of Edmonson County's several places of worship. Prior to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the congregation's Gospel Meetings, or
revivals, were usually held in mid- to late-June. In the week of June 7–10, 2015, the Asphalt Church celebrated their 140th anniversary. The church was believed to be established in 1875. According to the previous week's edition of the ''
Edmonson News'' and a few congregational members of the church, the original church building was burned down sometime in 1951 due to a faulty wiring. The church received its current name after being rebuilt at its current location in 1952. The church originally stood at the current location of the New Liberty Cemetery. In spite of the church's name change, Edmonson County road maps dating as late as 1977, as well as online mapping platforms such as
Google Maps
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, still list it as the New Liberty Church.
Education
Students in Asphalt attend
Edmonson County Schools, including the
Edmonson County High School, in
Brownsville. At one time, Asphalt was served by their own secondary school; it was closed down prior to the consolidation of all of Edmonson County's high schools in other communities in 1959. The Asphalt School building is still standing even after being unused since the late 1950s, but not in the condition to be used.
Postal service
Asphalt does not currently have a post office, so 42210, Brownsville's
zip code is used. The Asphalt post office originally operated until its closing in 1958. The closing of the post office predated the introduction of the zip code system by several years.
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References
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Unincorporated communities in Edmonson County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky