Feliciana, Kentucky

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Feliciana, Kentucky
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Coordinates: 36°32′59″N88°47′29″W / 36.54972°N 88.79139°W / 36.54972; -88.79139 Coordinates: 36°32′59″N88°47′29″W / 36.54972°N 88.79139°W / 36.54972; -88.79139
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Elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID507986
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Feliciana, Kentucky

Feliciana is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, [1] on Kentucky Route 94.

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Settled in the early 1820s, Feliciana is served by a post office established in 1829. [2]

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References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Feliciana, Kentucky." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Feliciana, Kentucky Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 100. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-04-28.

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