Lockport, Kentucky

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Lockport is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1]

Henry County, Kentucky County in the United States

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,416. Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby County. It was named for the statesman and governor of Virginia Patrick Henry.

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History

A post office was established at Lockport in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1991. [2] The community was a steamboat port near a lock and dam, hence the name. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockport, Kentucky
  2. "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 339.

Coordinates: 38°26′09″N84°58′02″W / 38.43583°N 84.96722°W / 38.43583; -84.96722

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