Carntown, Kentucky
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Carntown is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
History
A variant name was Motier.[1] A post office called Motier was established in 1839, the name was changed to Carntown in 1891, and the post office closed in 1920.[2] Jacob Carnes, one of the early postmasters, gave the community its present name.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carntown, Kentucky
- ^ "Pendleton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 114. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.
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Municipalities and communities of Pendleton County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Falmouth
- Butler
- Falmouth
- Williamstown‡
communities
- Carntown
- DeMossville
- Bachelors Rest
- Flower Town
- Goforth
- Lenoxburg‡
- Peach Grove
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°50′17″N 84°14′28″W / 38.83806°N 84.24111°W / 38.83806; -84.24111
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