Cedar Spring is an unincorporated community in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

The community was named for a row of cedar trees which grew along the natural springs that supplied settlers with fresh water.[2]

Cedar Spring, Kentucky, is located along Kentucky State Highway 259 and Chaumont Road in proximity to Mammoth Cave National Park.

It has a large number of oil and natural gas wells.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Spring, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

37°07′20″N 86°09′11″W / 37.12222°N 86.15306°W / 37.12222; -86.15306


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