Brayville, Kentucky

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Brayville is an unincorporated area of southern Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located approximately 23 miles southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Campbell County, Kentucky County in the United States

Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 90,336. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport. The county was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison, and Mason Counties and was named for Colonel John Campbell (1735–1799), a Revolutionary War soldier and Kentucky legislator.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Cincinnati City in Ohio

Cincinnati is a major city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is the government seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city drives the Cincinnati–Middletown–Wilmington combined statistical area, which had a population of 2,172,191 in the 2010 census making it Ohio's largest metropolitan area. With a population of 301,301, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 65th in the United States. Its metropolitan area is the fastest growing economic power in the Midwestern United States based on increase of economic output and it is the 28th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. Cincinnati is also within a day's drive of 49.70% of the United States populace.

The Brayville Post Office is catalogued as a postal office by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, however the post office itself no longer exists. The current zip code for residents of Brayville is 41007 (California, Kentucky), although California is located approximately 12 miles from Brayville, along the Ohio River. Brayville itself is located high upon a hillside along Kentucky Highway 154 (also known as Peach Grove Road), providing sweeping views of southern Greater Cincinnati. Brayville has an elevation of approximately 869 feet (265 meters).

California, Kentucky City in Kentucky, United States

California is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census.

Brayville was also once home to the Brayville Saloon and Brayville School, which eventually closed after Grant's Lick Elementary was built in 1935.

Grant's Lick Elementary is a public school, built in 1935. It is, in a sense, the first of all the Campbell County Schools. It is located in Grant's Lick, Kentucky. There are an average of 300 students each year. The principal, as of 2015 the principal is Amity Kookla

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