Mousie, Kentucky

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Mousie, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Mousie
Coordinates: 37°25′6″N82°52′42″W / 37.41833°N 82.87833°W / 37.41833; -82.87833
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Knott
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41839
GNIS feature ID498964 [1]

Mousie is an unincorporated community within Knott County, Kentucky, United States.

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History

A post office called Mousie has been in operation since 1916. [2] Mousie was the name of the first postmaster's daughter. [3] According to one account, the girl's name was Mousie Martin. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mousie, Kentucky
  2. ↑ "Knott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 282. ISBN   978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 86.


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