Ready, Kentucky

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Ready is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky. [1]

Grayson County, Kentucky County in the United States

Grayson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,746. Its county seat is Leitchfield. The county was formed in 1810 and named for William Grayson (1740-1790), a Revolutionary War colonel and a prominent Virginia political figure. Grayson County was formerly a prohibition or dry county, but Leitchfield allowed limited alcohol sales in restaurants in 2010 and voted "wet" in 2016.

History

A post office called Ready was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1974. [2] The origin of the name "Ready" is obscure. [3]

A post office is a public department that provides a customer service to the public and handles their mail needs. Post offices offer mail-related services such as acceptance of letters and parcels; provision of post office boxes; and sale of postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. In addition, many post offices offer additional services: providing and accepting government forms, processing government services and fees, and banking services. The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ready, Kentucky
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.

Coordinates: 37°22′18″N86°28′17″W / 37.37167°N 86.47139°W / 37.37167; -86.47139

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