Downingsville, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Downingsville is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office called Downingsville was established in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[2] In the 1870s, business enterprises in Downingsville included a hotel, a gristmill and a sawmill.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Downingsville, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 290.
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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Williamstown
Cities
  • Corinth‡
  • Crittenden‡
  • Dry Ridge
  • Williamstown‡
Location of Grant County, Kentucky
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°38′30″N 84°42′48″W / 38.64167°N 84.71333°W / 38.64167; -84.71333


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