Kosmosdale is a neighborhood in southwesternLouisville, Kentucky located along Dixie Highway (US 31W) near Depot Lane and is named after the Kosmos Cement Company. The Kosmos Cement Company was purchased by the Flintkote Corporation in 1957 and operated as a Division of Flintkote for many years. It is now operated by Eagle Materials Inc. after being purchased fromCEMEX USA in 2020.[1]
AnF4tornado formed in the southwest part ofJefferson County near this area on April 3, 1974, during theSuper Outbreak. It took three lives, but injured two hundred and seven Louisville citizens. This storm derived from the same supercell that formed the F5 tornado inBrandenburg.
Kosmosdale is located at38°1′56″N85°54′34″W / 38.03222°N 85.90944°W /38.03222; -85.90944.
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