Carpenter, is a community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Whitley County, Kentucky

Whitley County, Kentucky

Whitley County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. 2005 census projections list its population at 38,029 . The county seat is at Williamsburg, though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Court sits in both cities...

 with an elevation of 1,017 feet. Carpenter appears on the Frakes U.S. Geological Survey Map.

Carpenter was named for its first postmaster and doctor, Ensley A. Carpenter

Ensley A. Carpenter

Ensley A. Carpenter , was a country doctor for whom the town of Carpenter, Kentucky was named. He moved to Whitley County, Kentucky shortly after the American Civil War from neighboring Claiborne County, Tennessee...

, who moved to Whitley County shortly after the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 from neighboring Claiborne County, Tennessee. Ensley A. Carpenter practiced medicine

Medicine

Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....

 in Whitley Co. KY, Bell Co. KY, and Knox Co. KY from ca. 1868 into the early 1900s.

Carpenter is located south east of Corbin, Kentucky

Corbin, Kentucky

- Economy :Originally formed by L&N Railroad, rail transport was the backbone of the local economy in the first half of the twentieth century. While the railroad continues to play an important role, the decline of the rail industry in the latter half of the twentieth century, as well as the loss...

between Highway 75 and State Route 25E.

External links

• Kentucky hometown locator - Carpenter.