Almo is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. No one knows when the community was founded by a rail center was established in the early 1890's by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. A post office was opened on February 11, 1891 and given the name Buena, Kentucky. The name of the post office was changed to Almo on November 18, 1892. The new name may have been a shortening of the name Alamo from the Texas Revolution.
Kirksey is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The post office was established on July 14, 1871 by Stephen Franklin Kirksey. Post Master Kirksey used the same building for a post office that had served as a post office from 1857 to 1860 that was known at the time as Radford, Kentucky. Post Master Kirksey submitted his own name to the U.S. Post Office instead of the names Reedville and Rosedale which were preferred by the residents in the area.
Wiswell is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Flint was an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
New Concord is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Hamlin is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 277 as of the 2010 census.
Boatwright is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Coldwater is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The original site of the community was developed by Byrd Ezell in the early 1840's. The post office was established on December 9, 1856 and was active until 1907.
Cherry Corner was an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Hico is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Protemus is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Wadesboro or Waidsboro is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Crossland is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The town is on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line and was named for Edward Crossland who was a local judge at the time. The town had a post office from March 28, 1868 until 1925.
Faxon is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Shiloh is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Stella is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It was originally called Goshen as that was the name of the community's Methodist church. When a post office was established on February 2, 1895 it became known as Stella and was named for either the daughter of a Mr. Scarborough or a Mr. Waterfield. The post office closed in 1904. Some people still refer to the community as Goshen as the Methodist congregation still exists.
Penny is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
Midway is an unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
Midway is an unincorporated community in Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
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