Yosemite, Kentucky

Yosemite is an unincorporated community in eastern Casey County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office was closed in September 2011.[2] It was established in the 1870s for logging facilities owned by Cincinnati businessman Eugene Zimmerman. It was named by his daughter Helena, who said the hilly area reminded her of the Yosemite valley in California.

Yosemite
Post office in Yosemite, Kentucky
Yosemite
Location within the state of Kentucky
Yosemite
Yosemite (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°20′48″N 84°49′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCasey
Elevation
840 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP codes
42566
GNIS feature ID507236[1]

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