Rhoda, Kentucky

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Rhoda, Kentucky
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Rhoda (the US)
Coordinates: 37°9′21″N86°13′31″W / 37.15583°N 86.22528°W / 37.15583; -86.22528 Coordinates: 37°9′21″N86°13′31″W / 37.15583°N 86.22528°W / 37.15583; -86.22528
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Edmonson
Elevation 568 ft (173 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 501753 [1]

Rhoda is an unincorporated community located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Edmonson County, Kentucky County in the United States

Edmonson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,161. Its county seat is Brownsville. The county was formed in 1825 and named for Captain John "Jack" Edmonson (1764–1813), who was killed at the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812. The sale of alcohol is currently prohibited in Edmonson County.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

History

A post office called Rhoda was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1904. [2] An early postmaster gave this community the name of his wife. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhoda, Kentucky
  2. "Edmonson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 250. ISBN   0-8131-2631-2.