Rumsey, Kentucky
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| Rumsey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Rumsey | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′55″N 87°15′29″W / 37.53194°N 87.25806°WCoordinates: 37°31′55″N 87°15′29″W / 37.53194°N 87.25806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | McLean |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 42371 |
| GNIS feature ID | 502467[1] |
Rumsey is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. It is named either for Kentucky Congressman Edward Rumsey or his uncle, James Rumsey, who invented the steamboat. Historian Otto Rothert records that the most commonly accepted explanation is that the community's citizens wanted to name it in honor of Edward Rumsey, but Rumsey declined their offer out of modesty, whereupon they compromised by retaining the name "Rumsey" and declaring it to be in honor of his uncle, James.[2]
References
- Rothert, Otto Arthur (1913). A History of Muhlenberg County. Louisville, Kentucky: J.P. Morton.
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