Claysville, Harrison County, Kentucky

Claysville is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 62 at the Licking River.[2]

History

Claysville was originally called Marysville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1799 or 1800.[3] A post office called Marysville was established in 1816.[4] The post office was renamed Claysville in 1825, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[5]

Claysville was once considered a busy shipping point, but when the railroad was completed in the area and bypassed Claysville, business activity shifted to other nearby towns, and Claysville's population dwindled.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claysville, Harrison County, Kentucky
  2. ↑ "Claysville, Kentucky". Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 322.
  4. ↑ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

Coordinates: 38°31′09″N 84°11′07″W / 38.51917°N 84.18528°W / 38.51917; -84.18528

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