Eminence

History

The area post office, established in 1836, was moved to Eminence in 1850, and named for its supposed location at the highest point on the railroad line between Louisville and Lexington. The city was formally incorporated in 1851. The Eminence Historic Commercial District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Geography

Eminence is located in southern Henry County and is bordered to the south by Shelby County. Kentucky Route 55 is Main Street through Eminence. KY 55 leads north to New Castle, the Henry County seat, and south to Shelbyville. U.S. Route 421 passes east of Eminence; it leads north to New Castle and southeast to Frankfort, the state capital. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Eminence has a total area of , of which , or 1.70%, is water. The city is located on high ground, with elevations up to , where several watersheds converge. The source of the Little Kentucky River, a tributary of the Kentucky River, is just west of Eminence, while Town Creek to the north and Drennon Creek to the east also rise in Eminence and flow north to the Kentucky River. Fox Run rises in the southern part of Eminence and flows south via Bullskin Creek and Brashears Creek to the Salt River. The Kentucky and the Salt River are both tributaries of the Ohio River.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Henry County High School
  High · New Castle · 620 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Eminence High School
  High · Eminence · 491 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Henry County Middle School
  Middle · New Castle · 454 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Eminence Elementary School
  Elementary · Eminence · 435 students · 14:1 ratio
• New Castle Elementary School
  Elementary · New Castle · 329 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Eastern Elementary School
  Elementary · Pleasureville · 173 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• Henry County Early Childhood
  Other · New Castle · 117 students · 23.4:1 ratio