Wakefield, Kentucky facts for kids
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Wakefield, Kentucky
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Unincorporated community
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Spencer |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 502 |
Wakefield is an unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Wakefield lies on Kentucky Route 55 midway between Taylorsville and Bloomfield.
Wakefield was named after Wakefield Farm, a nineteenth-century homestead. William Clarke Quantrill, a Confederate raid leader, was ambushed and killed by Union troops at Wakefield Farm in May 1865.
Country musician Bill Carlisle was born at Wakefield in 1908.
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