Downingsville, Kentucky

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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.

38°38′30″N84°42′48″W / 38.64167°N 84.71333°W / 38.64167; -84.71333


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