Oregon, Kentucky

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Oregon, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Oregon
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Oregon
Coordinates: 37°54′44″N84°49′25″W / 37.91222°N 84.82361°W / 37.91222; -84.82361
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Mercer
Elevation
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522 ft (159 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID499992 [1]

Oregon is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] The community was originally founded as McGary's Station, named after Hugh McGary. Oregon was considered one of the area's centers of the hog trade by 1846. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oregon, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 603.
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