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Downingsville, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Downingsville is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky, in the United States.

History

A post office called Downingsville was established in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909. In the 1870s, business enterprises in Downingsville included a hotel, a gristmill and a sawmill.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Downingsville, Kentucky
  2. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 290.
Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Williamstown
Cities
Location of Grant County, Kentucky
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

38°38′30″N 84°42′48″W / 38.64167°N 84.71333°W / 38.64167; -84.71333


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