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A post office called "Wilmore" was established in 1877. It was named for John R. Wilmore, a local landowner and former slave owner. [5] [6] In 1882, the Southern Railway established a line through the county and located a flag stop at Wilmore which was briefly called "Scott's Station". It was named for John D. Scott, the owner of the site.
Kentucky Route 29 (KY 29) is an 11.324-mile-long (18.224 km) state highway located entirely within Jessamine County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway, maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, runs north from High Bridge, Kentucky through Wilmore before ending at Nicholasville .
The Lexington and Main Historic District in Wilmore, Kentucky is a 3 acres (1.2 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]
Jessamine County (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ s ə m ɪ n /) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,991. [1] Its county seat is Nicholasville. [2] The county was founded in December 1798. [3] Jessamine County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is within the Inner Blue ...
Location of Jessamine County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jessamine County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register ...
The Young House is an historic estate in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, between Nicholasville and Wilmore off of Kentucky Route 29 on Lexington Road. Popular legend has it that the house was the birthplace of Bennett H. Young , an American Civil War soldier, lawyer, and architect.
Spindletop is a rural neighborhood north of Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are I-75 to the west and Berea Road to the south and east. It is located just south of the Kentucky Horse Park. [1] It is named for Spindletop hall, a historic mansion once owned by Miles Franklin Yount, which is located within the neighborhood. [2]
The High Bridge census-designated place consists of the community of High Bridge as well as rural land comprising the inside of the bend on the Kentucky River where the bridge is located. Kentucky Route 29 leads northeast from High Bridge 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Wilmore, and Nicholasville, the Jessamine county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) northeast ...