Axtel, Kentucky

Axtel, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Axtel Show map of Kentucky Axtel Show map of the US Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°38′39″N 87°43′24″W / 37.64417°N 87.72333°W / 37.64417; -87.72333Coordinates: 37°38′39″N 87°43′24″W / 37.64417°N 87.72333°W / 37.64417; -87.72333
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Breckinridge
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	40103
GNIS feature ID	507431

Axtel is an unincorporated community within Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. St. Anthony's Catholic Church is located in Axtel.

Billy Cannon wrote on his application for a Post Office, "We have wrote to ax yo to tel us a name for our post office," and that's how the name Axtel came to be. The post office was established in 1891, but was scheduled to be closed down.

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