Ginseng, Kentucky

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Ginseng, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Ginseng
Location in Kentucky
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Ginseng
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°30′17″N85°34′52″W / 37.50472°N 85.58111°W / 37.50472; -85.58111 Coordinates: 37°30′17″N85°34′52″W / 37.50472°N 85.58111°W / 37.50472; -85.58111
Country United States
State Kentucky
County LaRue
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508091 [1]

Ginseng is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. The town was named for the crop ginseng, which was harvested by locals to be sold at market in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. [2] Its post office, opened in 1898 with Charles Merrill as its postmaster was closed in 1957. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 116. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ginseng, Kentucky



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