Berea, Kentucky

Madison Southern High School is a public high school located in Berea, Kentucky, United States. The school mascot is the Eagles, with the school colors being orange and navy blue. It is one of four high schools in Madison County, Kentucky. It is one of two high schools in the Madison County School System. According to the US News and as of 2022, Madison Southern ranks 5,165th place in Best High Schools in the US, 61st in Best Kentucky High Schools and 1st in the Richmond, KY Metro Area High Schools.

Berea Independent Schools is a school district serving Berea, Kentucky, United States. The superintendent is Dr. Diane Hatchett. The school sports teams are called "Pirates".

Berea College is a private liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky. Founded in 1855, Berea College was the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. The college provides a work-study grant that covers the remaining tuition fees after subtracting the total sum a student received from Pell Grant, other grants, and scholarships. Berea's primary service region is southern Appalachia but students come from more than 40 states in the United States and 70 other countries. Approximately one in three students identify as people of color. Berea offers bachelor's degrees in 33 majors. It incorporates a mandatory work-study program that requires students to engage in a minimum of 10 hours per week of work for the college.

Boone Tavern is a restaurant, hotel, and guesthouse affiliated with Berea College in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky. Boone Tavern Hotel of Berea College is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Lincoln Hall is the administrative center of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. Built in 1887 and named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, it was declared to be a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of the college's role as the first school of higher education in the nation established to provide a racially integrated educational environment.

Central Kentucky Regional Airport (formerly Madison Airport) (FAA LID: RGA (formerly I39)) is a public airport 9 miles (14 km) from Richmond, Kentucky, in Madison County, Kentucky. It is owned by the Madison Airport Board.

Bobtown, also known as Joe Lick, is a rural hamlet near Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1769, since the mid-19th century it has historically been a predominantly African-American community. It is located 12 miles south of Richmond, Kentucky, and roughly 5 miles northeast of the city center of Berea, Kentucky; and is near Farristown, and Middletown, two other African American communities.

Kingston is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. The community is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the junction of US Route 421, Kentucky Route 499 and Kentucky Route 3376. Kingston is also home to Kingston Elementary School

Blythewood, in Richmond in Madison County, Kentucky, was built circa 1840 and expanded in 1870. The property, including four contributing buildings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.It is a two-story, five-bay brick house with brick chimneys. Its front facade has five bays and is built with a Flemish bond brick pattern; five-course common bond is used elsewhere.Its current owners are Carroll and Charlotte Sutton. There is a large private Kentucky Derby party every year.

Bighill is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It lies east of Berea at the junction of Kentucky Route 21 and U.S. Route 421. The community is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Mt. Zion Christian Church in Richmond, Kentucky, was completed in 1852 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.Church attendees included slaveholders and their slaves.It has cannonballs embedded in its south wall, from the American Civil War's Battle of Richmond on August 29 and 30, 1862. The church was used as a hospital.It is a brick structure, with brick laid in double-stretcher Flemish bond and in American bond. Its facade has three pilasters supporting an entablature which gives a pedimented appearance, consistent with Greek Revival style, but the church's Jack arches are elements of Federal style.

Buggytown is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It was also called Buckettown and Buggtown. It is located on Kentucky Route 595 northwest of Berea.